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Tester of the Tangential
Oracle Text
Increment (Whenever you cast a spell, if the amount of mana you spent is greater than this creature's power or toughness, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay {X}. When you do, move X +1/+1 counters from this creature onto another target creature.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Tester of the Tangential is a very Strixhaven-style puzzle card: a cheap Djinn Wizard that rewards you for simply doing what blue decks already want to do—casting spells on curve and chaining small advantages. Increment means every meaningful spell can quietly grow it past its humble 1/1 frame, so it fits best in tempo or value shells rather than pure aggro; it pressures early, then turns spare mana into a combat trick by shifting counters onto a larger attacker or a creature with evasion. That makes it especially strong with cheap cantrips, instants, and copy effects, since you can grow it while maintaining board presence. In deckbuilding, pair it with creatures that benefit from counters being moved onto them, or with ways to protect it until combat so the stored growth matters. The card’s flavor suggests a scholar-testing, thesis-like approach to magic, and its gameplay mirrors that: patient setup, then a precisely timed payoff.
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Character Background
Tester of the Tangential is a very Strixhaven-style puzzle card: a cheap Djinn Wizard that rewards you for simply doing what blue decks already want to do—casting spells on curve and chaining small advantages. Increment means every meaningful spell can quietly grow it past its humble 1/1 frame, so it fits best in tempo or value shells rather than pure aggro; it pressures early, then turns spare mana into a combat trick by shifting counters onto a larger attacker or a creature with evasion. That makes it especially strong with cheap cantrips, instants, and copy effects, since you can grow it while maintaining board presence. In deckbuilding, pair it with creatures that benefit from counters being moved onto them, or with ways to protect it until combat so the stored growth matters. The card’s flavor suggests a scholar-testing, thesis-like approach to magic, and its gameplay mirrors that: patient setup, then a precisely timed payoff.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-03 20:10:45 UTC