Into the Roil

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Character Background

Into the Roil reads like a little tidal shove: thematically it evokes a sudden upheaval that forces a threat or treasure back to shore, and mechanically it excels in tempo and control shells by buying a turn or protecting your game plan. At 1U it’s cheap disruption—bounce an incoming blocker, reset an activated permanent, or exile a combo piece temporarily—while the kicker converts the tempo play into card advantage, making it excellent in midrange-control lists that hate falling behind on cards. It also rewards deckbuilding around enter-the-battlefield value: pair it with cheap ETB creatures (e.g., Mulldrifter-style payoffs) and cheap “blink” outlets (Ephemerate, Ghostly Flicker) to repeatedly trigger value, or target your own threat to hide it then replay with Snapcaster-style recursion. Practical tip: run two or three copies alongside cheap counters and cantrips so you can both protect and smooth your turns; don’t treat it as a one-off—its flexibility to answer permanents or generate a draw when kicked makes it core utility in blue tempo/control builds.

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