Raphael's Technique

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Character Background

Raphael’s Technique reads like a classic brawler’s reset button: it suits aggressive decks that want to turn a small attack into a sudden refill, then keep pressure on while the table scrambles for new resources. In practice, the Sneak {2}{R} mode is the real prize, letting you cash in an unblocked attacker during declare blockers and effectively turn combat presence into card advantage and a fresh grip. That makes it especially strong in tempo shells with evasive creatures, haste threats, or creatures that like returning to hand anyway, such as cards with enter-the-battlefield value. The symmetrical “each player may discard and draw seven” effect can also be broken by deckbuilding around graveyard synergy, turning the pitch into fuel while opponents merely redraw. In a discard- or madness-style build, this can function as a one-sided reload that preserves momentum and keeps the red deck’s pressure from running out.

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