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Cruel Sadist | MTG Deck Rec

Cruel Sadist

Cruel Sadist

Creature — Human Assassin

, , Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. , , Remove X +1/+1 counters from this creature: It deals X damage to target creature.

Legal in Commander
About $0.26

What it does

burn creature
repeatable pp counters
repeatable removal
spot removal

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Art from Cruel Sadist by Min Yum

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