This means, as the name of the deck implies, you can take your enemies by surprise
Midnight Reaper A key card draw engine for Teysa Karlov style aristocrats decks as well as Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver zombie decks, there are only so many cards that do what Midnight Reaper does, so this is a must have for a ton of black decks
For a long time she wasn't available to Modern players but after being reprinted in Modern Horizons 1 she enabled us to move away from the traditional 8 whack builds and into a more grindy midrange deck
The permanent remains able to attack and tap to play abilities until it changes controllers or leaves play
When it did, two early cards dominated the conversation Jayemdae Tome and Disrupting Scepter
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