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Shipwreck Sentry

Shipwreck Sentry

Mana Cost: {1}{U}

Type: Creature — Human Pirate

Oracle Text:
Defender
As long as an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Power/Toughness: 3/3

Rarity: common

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Expansion: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan

Price ( USD): $0.04

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Character Background

Shipwreck Sentry is a deceptively efficient two‑mana 3/3 that reads like a tempo engine: normally a stout blocker thanks to defender, it flips into an attacker any turn you make an artifact enter the battlefield, letting you cash in a low-cost artifact play for surprise damage. That makes it ideal in tempo or aggro-leaning artifact shells and pirate decks that can reliably produce cheap artifacts or Treasure tokens on demand; play it with one‑mana artifact creatures, zero‑mana mana rocks, or cards that create artifact tokens to turn defense into immediate offense. Deckbuilding-wise, pack multiple inexpensive ETB artifacts and repeatable token generators so the Sentry’s conditional attack isn’t a one-off—bounce, flicker, or recur effects increase its value—and consider blue removal or counterspells to protect the tempo swing after it attacks. As a floor it’s a stout blocker; as a ceiling it’s a surprise two‑drop that pressures opponents while fitting naturally into tempo and value-oriented artifact strategies.

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