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Outlaw Stitcher

Creature — Human Warlock3 generic manaBlue mana

The token this makes scales with how storm-y your turn was, not with the board you already have: every spell past the first stacks two +1/+1 counters onto a 2/2, so the payoff is a function of spell velocity measured at the moment the trigger resolves. Cast it flat off the top and you get a 2/2 alongside a 1/4 body, a fine defensive floor and nothing more. Chain it behind a couple of cheap spells and the Zombie Rogue arrives already large. That coupling of a "spells cast this turn" count to a body's arrival is the knot the design ties, and Plot is what unties it: prepay the cost a turn early, then cast the creature for free later, which frees up a full turn's worth of mana to spend on exactly the spells that feed the counter math. The card wants to be the last thing you do in a turn, dropped once you have already emptied your hand, and Plot lets you queue that turn up a beat in advance without paying for the body twice. It is a rare thing among value creatures: a payoff that rewards how many spells you cast rather than how many permanents you control, wearing a durable enough shell to survive a lull between the turns where it does its real work.

Outlaw Stitcher (otj)
OTJ · #59uncommon
Pricing
Normal: $0.06
Foil: $0.08
Oracle Text

Rules text

When this creature enters, create a 2/2 blue and black Zombie Rogue creature token, then put two +1/+1 counters on that token for each spell you've cast this turn other than the first. Plot 4 generic manaBlue mana (You may pay 4 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
N/A
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
N/A
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
N/A
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
Legal
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
N/A
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