Efreet Weaponmaster

The pump trigger fires on either entry: once when the morph flips face up, again if the body leaves and re-enters play. That repeatable +3/+0 is the whole reason a clunky four-power first striker earns its three colored pips. Hard-cast for its full cost, the card is honest about being slow: a 4/3 first striker that hands a teammate a one-shot swing in power. Play it face down for three, though, and the timing changes completely. It sits as a nondescript 2/2, then unmorphs at instant speed to ambush whatever the opponent committed to the board. The surprise first striker connects mid-combat, and the +3/+0 lands on an attacker to push lethal or turn a stalled trade into a profitable one. That instant-speed window is where the card earns its keep: the opponent declares blocks against a 2/2 and suddenly faces a 4/3 first striker plus a second threat three power larger than it was a moment ago. Committing to three colors keeps the trick from being free; you are paying a full Jeskai investment for a combat surprise that also leaves a permanent behind. The design belongs to the line of morph creatures built so the flip trigger is the payload, not the face-up stats. The value lives in choosing the exact moment to turn it over.