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Unscrupulous Contractor {2}{B}

Creature — Human Assassin

🏷️ Card draw

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature. When you do, target player draws two cards and loses 2 life. Plot {2}{B} (You may pay {2}{B} and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)

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Outlaws of Thunder Junction

English · 2024-04-19

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standardLEGALpioneerLEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Standard legal because this card is from Outlaws of Thunder Junction, released 2024-04-19, and the set is Standard legal.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 9e56a8df-db04-4a88-a5ab-6954d3449976
Oracle ID: 00ff5598-2f7f-4e28-8b63-5ae1ce18f0c5
TCGplayer ID: 544338

📈 Standard Metagame Intelligence

Standard Decks11%
Avg. Copies3.5
Sideboard Share2%
Top Archetypes:
Mono-Black Midrange (60%)Dimir Midrange (16%)Golgari Midrange (24%)
Recent Tournament Finishes:
12th Place at Standard Open (A. Mengucci)July 2, 2026
Top 4 at Standard Challenge 32-Player (R. Duke)July 4, 2026
12th Place at Arena Championship Qualifier (G. Nassif)July 5, 2026
Top 4 at Magic Online Premier Event (K. Budde)June 20, 2026

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