Tax Collector
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Human Advisor
Oracle Text:
When this creature enters, choose one —
• Tax — Until your next turn, spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast.
• Arrest — Detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)
Power/Toughness: 2/2
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Assassin's Creed
Price ( USD): $0.29
USD: $0.29 · EUR: €0.23
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Character Background
Tax Collector is a flexible two-drop that reads like a tempo-control toolbox: on one hand it levies a one-turn "tax" that raises opponents’ spell costs and disrupts fast combo or tempo plays; on the other, "arrest" temporarily neutralizes a blocker or key activated ability to force favorable combat or buy a turn for answers. It best supports tempo and light-control game plans where each incremental tempo swing matters—think Azorius/Boros lists that want early interaction and incremental advantage rather than full board wipes. Specific synergies include stacking with static tax effects (e.g., Thalia, Guardian of Thraben) or blinking Tax Collector with Cloudshift/Restoration Angel/Ephemerate to reuse the enter-the-battlefield mode multiple times; it also plays nicely with Aether Vial to deploy tax effects on demand. Deckbuilding tip: include cheap removal and at least one flicker or Aether Vial if you want repeatable disruption, and treat Arrest as a one-turn removal that turns good attacks into game-winning pushes.
Generated using gpt-5-mini · Updated at 2026-05-16 15:40:47 UTC