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Plundering Predator

Creature — Dragon4 generic manaRed mana

The enters trigger runs its card selection backward, and that ordering explains why the card plays so differently across decks. You commit the discard first, then draw a blind replacement: this is a rummage, not a loot, so you never see the incoming card before deciding what to pitch. That sequence generates no raw card advantage (it stays one for one), which forces the value to live in what leaves your hand rather than what enters it. A creature bound for reanimation, a card with a graveyard payoff, a land you would rather convert into a live spell: the ability treats the discard as an asset to spend, not a tax to pay. That is why the trigger reads as inert on a deck that just wants a flier and becomes an engine piece on one built to feed its graveyard. The Dragon body (a 3/3 flier at five mana, small enough to trade with most spot removal but evasive enough to chip in) keeps the card relevant when the rummage does nothing for you. The enters clause is aimed squarely at decks that discard on purpose.

Plundering Predator (j22)
J22 · #37common
Pricing
Normal: $0.15
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Oracle Text

Rules text

Flying When this creature enters, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Legalities

Format Status

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