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Fractal Anomaly

InstantBlue mana

A blank on an empty turn and a genuine threat on a busy one, sized entirely by what you've done before you cast it. The token is created as a 0/0 and then gets X counters equal to the cards you've drawn this turn, which puts the whole spell inside a sequencing puzzle: resolve it before you've drawn anything and you make a creature that dies on entry, so the correct line is to bank your draws first and cash the count in afterward. That count-cards-drawn-this-turn condition is a quieter cousin of storm-style bookkeeping, measuring a resource you were spending anyway and handing back a body scaled to match; it taxes nothing extra, whether the draws came from a fistful of cantrips or a single large refuel. Instant speed matters most on your own turn, after your draw step and any dig spells have padded the count, though it can also ambush a combat step or sit up as a bluff. The Fractal token ties it to a small line of blue-green designs that treat card draw as raw material for a threat. The wrinkle to sit with: X locks at the moment of resolution and each casting spawns a fresh 0/0, so a second copy doesn't reinforce the first, it spins up another creature keyed to that turn's running total. Cast it dry and it whiffs; cast it deep into a draw-heavy turn and it drops a finisher.

Fractal Anomaly (sos)
SOS · #50uncommon
Pricing
Normal: $0.19
Foil: $0.25
Oracle Text

Rules text

Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token and put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards you've drawn this turn.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
N/A
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
Legal
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
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