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Loan Shark

Creature — Shark Rogue3 generic manaBlue mana

A spells-matter payoff usually asks you to jam two spells in a single turn before its body ever hits the table, which strains both your hand and your mana. Plot rewrites that math. You pay the 3 generic manaBlue mana on an earlier turn to exile this card, and the plotted card becomes a spell you get to fire off later without touching your mana again. So the enter trigger stops being a same-turn scramble: cast the plotted card alongside one cheap second spell, clear the two-spell threshold, and bank the draw without ever overextending in one window. The mechanic essentially lets the card pre-load half of its own condition, scheduling the second-spell trigger rather than hoping a busy turn materializes on its own. The 3/4 body earns its keep between draws: four toughness sits above the reach of most early aggressive creatures, so the thing meant to refill your hand also refuses to trade down cheaply. This is quiet, honest design in a Rogue's clothing. The reward isn't flashy, but it turns a deck built to chain small spells into one that also replaces them, and Plot is the scheduling tool that makes the whole loop dependable instead of situational.

Loan Shark (otj)
OTJ · #55common
Pricing
Normal: $0.17
Foil: $0.15
Oracle Text

Rules text

When this creature enters, if you've cast two or more spells this turn, draw a card. Plot 3 generic manaBlue mana (You may pay 3 generic manaBlue mana 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.)
Legalities

Format Status

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