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Legendary Creature — Human Detective
Whenever April deals combat damage to a player, draw that many cards, then discard a card.
“Evasive draw engine that punishes opponents for letting her connect.”
April, Reporter of the Weird is a evasive draw engine that rewards you for dealing combat damage. She's a 2/2 flyer for three mana, so your main goal is to keep her unblocked and swinging for card advantage. Every hit draws you cards equal to the damage dealt, which you then trim down by discarding—this works beautifully with blue's typical card-heavy game plan and synergizes with any discard outlets or graveyard payoffs you're running.
Build this as a tempo-focused deck that uses evasion and small creatures to slip damage through while building card advantage. Think of her as a complementary draw engine to cards you're already playing; the more you can pump her or give her evasion keywords like unblockable effects, the faster you'll wheel through your deck. You'll win by eventually casting the best spells from that extra draw, whether that's controlling the board, grinding out value, or assembling a combo line.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Skip expensive dual lands early; basic islands plus budget staples like Seat of the Synod work fine. Replace pricey cantrips like Expressive Iteration with Opt and Consider.
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