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Foul Familiar
Oracle Text
This creature can't block.
{B}, Pay 1 life: Return this creature to its owner's hand.
Card Details
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Character Background
Foul Familiar is a perfectly Ice Age kind of nuisance: a cheap, eerie spirit that hits hard for its cost but refuses to stand in the way. A 3/1 for {2}{B} is strong pressure in black, and its activated ability lets you pay {B} and 1 life to bounce it back to hand, making it much better in tempo and grindy value shells than in straight defense. The ideal plan is to attack early, then recycle it to dodge removal, replay enter-the-battlefield effects if you have them, or simply keep a steady stream of evasive-style pressure through repeated casting. It also pairs well with discard or sacrifice themes, since returning it to hand can turn life into flexibility and keep your threat count high. In Limited, it rewards aggressive black decks that want an efficient body; in Constructed, it’s most attractive where mana efficiency and recursion matter more than blocking.
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Character Background
Foul Familiar is a perfectly Ice Age kind of nuisance: a cheap, eerie spirit that hits hard for its cost but refuses to stand in the way. A 3/1 for {2}{B} is strong pressure in black, and its activated ability lets you pay {B} and 1 life to bounce it back to hand, making it much better in tempo and grindy value shells than in straight defense. The ideal plan is to attack early, then recycle it to dodge removal, replay enter-the-battlefield effects if you have them, or simply keep a steady stream of evasive-style pressure through repeated casting. It also pairs well with discard or sacrifice themes, since returning it to hand can turn life into flexibility and keep your threat count high. In Limited, it rewards aggressive black decks that want an efficient body; in Constructed, it’s most attractive where mana efficiency and recursion matter more than blocking.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 12:40:43 UTC