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Imskir Iron-Eater

Imskir Iron-Eater

Mana Cost: {6}{B}{R}

Type: Legendary Creature — Demon

Oracle Text:
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
When Imskir enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is half the number of artifacts you control, rounded down.
{3}{R}, Sacrifice an artifact: Imskir deals damage equal to the sacrificed artifact's mana value to any target.

Power/Toughness: 5/5

Rarity: rare

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Expansion: Modern Horizons 3

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Character Background

Imskir Iron-Eater is a late-game value centerpiece for artifact-focused decks, pairing a big 5/5 body with affinity to make it surprisingly cheap in a build that produces lots of artifacts. The enter-the-battlefield draw scales strongly with artifact density (X = half your artifacts), so the card rewards token generators, mana rocks and utility artifacts but punishes reckless life totals—plan for life-gain or incremental damage mitigation. Its activated "sacrifice an artifact" mode doubles as removal or reach, so include a few high mana-value artifacts or recurrent sacrifice engines (e.g., Krark-Clan Ironworks-style loops in casual shells or reusable mana rocks like Sol Ring in Commander) to turn fodder into direct burn. Deckbuilding-wise, pair Imskir with artifact tutors, token producers and recursion to rebuild the pool after the ETB tax; it favors value/combo shells more than pure aggro, functioning as a card-advantage engine and a flexible removal finisher in the right metallic meta.

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