Ian the Reckless
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Warrior
Oracle Text:
Whenever Ian the Reckless attacks, if it's modified, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to you and any target. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Fallout
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Character Background
Ian the Reckless reads like a compact aggro/tempo tool that rewards an equipment or aura subtheme: for {1}{R} you get a 2/1 that, when modified, can trade its power as damage to any target while also hurting you, so the card excels in decks that want cheap, flexible removal and reach on an aggressive clock. Build it into a Boros equipment shell—cheap pieces like Bonesplitter or Embercleave turn that trigger into reliable creature or planeswalker removal (and Embercleave can turn the ping into lethal)—or pair it with an artifact‑centric red deck that happily equips and re-equips. Because you pay the same amount of damage, include at least one life-offset plan (splash white for Soul Warden or Ajani’s Welcome) or life-gain from sideboarded options, and favor ways to modify only at attack to avoid wasting triggers. Treat Ian as a tempo finisher: buff, swing, and use the triggered ping to clear a blocker or close the last points of life, accepting the calculated recoil.
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