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Cost of Brilliance
Oracle Text
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Cost of Brilliance fits neatly into a value-oriented black deck that wants to trade resources while keeping pressure on the table. In practice, it’s a modestly flexible sorcery: the targeted player draws two cards and loses 2 life, so you can aim it at yourself to dig deeper when you need land drops, graveyard setup, or extra gas, or point it at an opponent when you’re trying to squeeze out the last points of damage in a tempo or control shell. The bonus +1/+1 counter on up to one creature makes the card especially appealing in decks that care about counters, incidental lifegain, or sacrifice creatures that can grow into real threats after a refill spell. A strong tip is to pair it with cards that reward self-inflicted life loss or with evasive creatures that appreciate a surprise counter, turning a simple draw spell into a small but meaningful swing.
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Character Background
Cost of Brilliance fits neatly into a value-oriented black deck that wants to trade resources while keeping pressure on the table. In practice, it’s a modestly flexible sorcery: the targeted player draws two cards and loses 2 life, so you can aim it at yourself to dig deeper when you need land drops, graveyard setup, or extra gas, or point it at an opponent when you’re trying to squeeze out the last points of damage in a tempo or control shell. The bonus +1/+1 counter on up to one creature makes the card especially appealing in decks that care about counters, incidental lifegain, or sacrifice creatures that can grow into real threats after a refill spell. A strong tip is to pair it with cards that reward self-inflicted life loss or with evasive creatures that appreciate a surprise counter, turning a simple draw spell into a small but meaningful swing.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-03 13:10:43 UTC