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Eagle's Rescue
Threat
Why it works in Draw Two
A deck full of 1-power creatures gets an that keeps coming back. For 4 mana it gives +2/+2 and , and for the same 4 mana, as a , it returns from your attached to a creature you control with power 1 or less. Soldier , a fresh Lakeshore Apothecary, Bard the Bowman, Bilbo, Luckwearer and Iron Hills Blacksmith all qualify.
How to play it
Put it on a creature that will keep attacking, and when that creature , bring the back later. Watch the power check. An Apothecary with one counter has power 2 and can no longer take it from the .
Then, when your opponent does kill it, you can keep bringing it back to buff your small creatures, almost as though it were a powerful equipment still on the battlefield.
Win rates
- Win rate when drawn () in Draw Two decks
- 58.5% +1.9 vs all decks 10,335 games
- Win rate when drawn () in all decks
- 56.6% 14,793 games
Win rates from 17Lands.
Replacements
If you don't see Eagle's Rescue, these do the same job: threat.
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