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Fateful Absence
Oracle Text
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Its controller investigates. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Fateful Absence is a clean, efficient answer that fits best in control and tempo shells, where trading up on mana matters and a single removed threat can reset the pace of the game. At two mana, it handles both creatures and planeswalkers at instant speed, making it flexible enough for main-deck or sideboard use in white-based midrange lists as well. The drawback is real, though: giving the opponent a Clue token means this is rarely a pure one-for-one, so you want to cast it when you can either deny them time or immediately pressure their board. It pairs especially well with aggressive white decks that can punish the extra card later, or with tax effects and counterspell support that make cracking the Clue awkward. On Innistrad, the card’s title and art direction evoke a grim, unresolved disappearance—very fitting for a world where answers are never entirely clean.
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Character Background
Fateful Absence is a clean, efficient answer that fits best in control and tempo shells, where trading up on mana matters and a single removed threat can reset the pace of the game. At two mana, it handles both creatures and planeswalkers at instant speed, making it flexible enough for main-deck or sideboard use in white-based midrange lists as well. The drawback is real, though: giving the opponent a Clue token means this is rarely a pure one-for-one, so you want to cast it when you can either deny them time or immediately pressure their board. It pairs especially well with aggressive white decks that can punish the extra card later, or with tax effects and counterspell support that make cracking the Clue awkward. On Innistrad, the card’s title and art direction evoke a grim, unresolved disappearance—very fitting for a world where answers are never entirely clean.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-09-14 09:10:45 UTC