Brutal Deceiver
Champions of Kamigawa 161 • common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jon Foster
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
1 generic mana: Look at the top card of your library.
2 generic mana: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, this creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Brutal Deceiver was released in 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa expansion, the first set in a block heavily inspired by Japanese mythology and folklore. Within the game's mechanics, this card represents the spirit-warrior aesthetic central to the setting, functioning as a shape-shifting creature capable of adapting its combat prowess based on the shifting tides of battle.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Jon Foster, whose painterly style brought a moody, ethereal quality to the Kamigawa spirits. Foster sought to emphasize the creature's duality and fluid nature through dramatic lighting and subtle transitions in form, aligning with the block's focus on the interaction between the physical realm and the spirit world. It remains a notable example of the set's distinct visual identity, which favored a more atmospheric and grounded mythological tone compared to typical fantasy tropes.
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