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Black Vise
Oracle Text
As this artifact enters, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in their hand minus 4.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Black Vise is a classic pressure artifact that shines in tempo and disruptive aggro shells, especially when you can keep an opponent’s grip stocked beyond the safe four-card threshold. Since it triggers on the chosen player’s upkeep, it rewards early deployment and consistent hand disruption, punishing control decks that naturally hold answers and combo decks that sculpt large hands before going off. In practice, it is strongest alongside effects that force card draw, bounceless mana denial, or targeted discard to create awkward hand-size swings; cheap bounce like Tolarian Winds-style effects or symmetrical draw engines can also backfire on the opponent if they overdraw. In deckbuilding, pair it with other “tax” pieces such as winter-style mana denial or cheap discard to make the damage reliable. The flavor is simple and nasty: a small artifact that turns excess knowledge and options into pain, making every card in hand feel like a liability.
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Character Background
Black Vise is a classic pressure artifact that shines in tempo and disruptive aggro shells, especially when you can keep an opponent’s grip stocked beyond the safe four-card threshold. Since it triggers on the chosen player’s upkeep, it rewards early deployment and consistent hand disruption, punishing control decks that naturally hold answers and combo decks that sculpt large hands before going off. In practice, it is strongest alongside effects that force card draw, bounceless mana denial, or targeted discard to create awkward hand-size swings; cheap bounce like Tolarian Winds-style effects or symmetrical draw engines can also backfire on the opponent if they overdraw. In deckbuilding, pair it with other “tax” pieces such as winter-style mana denial or cheap discard to make the damage reliable. The flavor is simple and nasty: a small artifact that turns excess knowledge and options into pain, making every card in hand feel like a liability.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 19:10:44 UTC