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Unlucky Drop
NM
LP
MP
HP

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Unlucky Drop

common · Instant · The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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Oracle Text

Target artifact or creature's owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{3}{U}Mana Cost
1Prints

Character Background

Unlucky Drop is a clean, irritating piece of blue interaction that fits best in tempo and control shells, especially in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan where buying time matters more than trading resources one-for-one. For four mana, it doesn’t destroy anything, but it can reset an opposing artifact or creature to the top of its owner’s library or tuck it to the bottom, effectively undoing a draw step, delaying a bomb, or forcing a problem permanent into exile from the current board state. That makes it particularly strong against threats with expensive recasts, equipment, or creatures your opponent has spent time developing. It also pairs well with effects that punish opponents for drawing from the top or for searching, and with bounce or tap-down decks that want to keep the board perpetually off balance. In Limited, it is a flexible answer; in Constructed, it shines when you can exploit tempo gaps rather than rely on raw efficiency.

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Character Background

Unlucky Drop is a clean, irritating piece of blue interaction that fits best in tempo and control shells, especially in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan where buying time matters more than trading resources one-for-one. For four mana, it doesn’t destroy anything, but it can reset an opposing artifact or creature to the top of its owner’s library or tuck it to the bottom, effectively undoing a draw step, delaying a bomb, or forcing a problem permanent into exile from the current board state. That makes it particularly strong against threats with expensive recasts, equipment, or creatures your opponent has spent time developing. It also pairs well with effects that punish opponents for drawing from the top or for searching, and with bounce or tap-down decks that want to keep the board perpetually off balance. In Limited, it is a flexible answer; in Constructed, it shines when you can exploit tempo gaps rather than rely on raw efficiency.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 08:10:44 UTC

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