Honest Work
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment — Aura
Oracle Text:
Enchant creature an opponent controls
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature and remove all counters from it.
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a Citizen with base power and toughness 1/1 and "{T}: Add {C}" named Humble Merchant. (It loses all other creature types and names.)
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: uncommon
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Expansion: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Price ( USD): $0.22
USD: $0.22 · EUR: €0.12
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Character Background
Honest Work is a one-mana blue Aura that perfectly complements tempo/control plans: it taps an opposing creature, strips all counters, removes every ability, changes its name and types, and resets its base stats to a tapped 1/1 Citizen that can only produce colorless mana. Practically that means you buy time against big threats, shut off activated abilities and counter-based engines, and wreck tribal synergies by stripping creature types and names — excellent against Elves, Goblins, or +1/+1-counter strategies. It’s not removal, so it’s best used to neuter blockers and combo pieces while you develop a win plan; follow up with sweepers or evasive threats to exploit the weakened board. Deckbuilding tip: slot Honest Work into blue tempo or midrange shells with cheap protection (Mana Leak/Counterspell) to make it stick, and include it in the sideboard vs. counter- or tribal-heavy matchups where neutralizing one key creature for a turn or two swings the game.
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