Cunning Survivor
Hour of Devastation 33 • common
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Collector number
- 33
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Whenever you cycle or discard a card, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cunning Survivor was released in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering expansion Hour of Devastation, a set that depicted the final, catastrophic confrontation between the dragon-god Nicol Bolas and the Gatewatch on the plane of Amonkhet. The card was designed as part of a cycle of creatures that mechanically rewarded players for cycling cards, a keyword ability that allowed players to discard a card to draw a new one, reflecting the desert-themed struggle for survival and resource management central to the set's narrative.
The artwork for the card was provided by illustrator Bastien L. Deharme, who utilized a moody, atmospheric style to capture the desperate essence of the character. The design team intended the card to function as a resilient engine for graveyard-focused decks in Limited formats, and it was generally received by the player base as a solid, functional utility creature that epitomized the tactical grind of the Amonkhet block's gameplay environment.
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