Sabotage Strategist

Sabotage Strategist

Mana Cost: {2}{U}{U}

Type: Creature — Vedalken Ranger

Oracle Text:
Flying, vigilance
Whenever one or more creatures attack you, those creatures get -1/-0 until end of turn.
Exhaust — {5}{U}{U}: Put three +1/+1 counters on this creature. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

Power/Toughness: 2/2

Rarity: uncommon

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Aetherdrift

Price ( USD): $0.07

USD: $0.07 · EUR: €0.08

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Character Background

Sabotage Strategist is a defensive tempo-control creature that leans into stalling aggressive starts while offering a late-game payoff. Its Vedalken Ranger identity evokes cool, surgical disruption—this creature doesn't punish bluntly so much as nudge enemy lines into unfavorable math. At four mana it's a 2/2 flying, vigilance body that taxes attackers by giving any creatures that attack you –1/–0, a small but reliable deterrent that swings marginal combat math in your favor and punishes wide boards. The one‑time Exhaust ability to place three +1/+1 counters turns it into a 5/5 vigilance flyer finisher, so treat that activation as a saved resource to stabilize or close out a game. Build around it in blue control/tempo shells: pack countermagic and bounce to protect the strategists long enough to either sap attackers or cash in the Exhaust upgrade, and consider splashing green cards that amplify counters (Hardened Scales or similar) if your format allows. In limited it's a tempo all‑rounder; in constructed it functions best as a clock-stalling body that can unexpectedly flip the board when you need it.

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