Vraska, the Silencer
OTJ · mythic · Released 2024-04-19
Power
Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell).
Derived from the 7 atoms below.
above rate
meaningful alone
wants support
can take over a game
one mode
broadly useful
easily answered
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Rationale
3cmc 3/3 deathtouch Gorgon that converts opponent creature deaths into taxed Treasure tokens under your control — combining board control (deathtouch discourages attacks), value denial (strips opponent's creature while stranding the card type as a mana rock), and mana acceleration. Signature in aristocrats (punishes sacrifice/death loops) and treasure shells; pairs well with midrange and stax-prison strategies. Narrow in Brawl with one opponent and weaker if the opp runs few creatures.
Learnings (3)
The stolen creature becomes a Treasure artifact and loses all other card types — it cannot be recurred with graveyard effects, reanimated, or interacted with as a creature, permanently removing it from the opponent's graveyard-based synergies.
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The {1} payment is optional per trigger, giving you fine-grained control over which creatures to convert to Treasures versus letting them hit the graveyard (relevant when opponent has graveyard recursion).
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Vraska's triggered ability only fires on nontoken creatures, so token-heavy opponent boards generate zero value — factor this into matchup evaluation in token-centric metas.
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Popularity
- EDHREC rank: #5,442