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Artful Takedown | MTG Deck Rec

Artful Takedown

Artful Takedown

Instant

Choose one or both — • Tap target creature. • Target creature gets -2/-4 until end of turn.

Legal in Commander
About $0.09

What it does

removal-toughness
spot removal
tapper-creature

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Art from Artful Takedown by Mike Bierek

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