Sandman, Shifting Scoundrel

Rare · Legendary Creature — Sand Elemental Villain

Pick rating

8.6BombRank 7 of 188

One of the 10 best cards of the set (8.6/10).

Why. A three-drop that grows with your lands: a 4/4 on turn four, a 5/5 on turn five, and blockers with power 2 or less cannot stop it. Later, recurring it from the graveyard with a land makes it a lasting threat.

Risks. It needs two green mana. Removal kills it, and if you stumble on lands it stays small. Bringing it back costs five mana.

In the draft. Take it high in green: a cheap attacker that grows enormous with no effort. It fits every green deck, especially ones that rarely miss land drops.

Win rate of the card

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Its place in the set

  • Rare: rank 3 of 53
  • Green: rank 2 of 24
  • Cost 3: rank 1 of 46

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