Pileated Provisioner

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Character Background

Pileated Provisioner is a five‑mana 3/4 flying Bird Scout whose arrival places a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control that does not have flying, which makes it a solid midrange/value piece that also buys tempo by turning a chump blocker into a profitable trade or pushing a ground attacker into range. Thematically it reads as a scout that scouts and provisions the ground troops rather than the aerial skirmishers, so its strength is in shore‑uping your ground board rather than enabling air swarms. Build it into Selesnya or white midrange decks that run +1/+1 counter synergies—Hardened Scales is a straightforward, specific pairing—and include low‑to‑the‑ground threats or token generators to always have a legal target. Tip: don’t overfill on flyers, and slot cheap evasive or anthem effects so the Provisioner’s single counter converts into repeated value across combats.

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