Webstrike Elite

Cycling with a rider is not new, but tying the destruction to the X you spend is the wrinkle: the trigger only hits an artifact or enchantment whose mana value is exactly X, while the cycle itself costs X plus two green. That turns the cycling cost into a scaling removal dial. A small X answers a mana rock or an aura; a large X late reaches the expensive engines green usually cannot touch. Green's traditional answer to permanents like these has been the naturalize effect, a card that sits dead when the opponent has nothing to break. This design folds the answer into a body: a 3/3 with reach you deploy on curve, or a tuned removal spell you cash in when the board demands it. Neither mode strands the card, and which one you pick is dictated by what the opponent commits. The clause that keeps it honest is precision, not timing: because cycling is an instant-speed activated ability, you can leave mana up and fire the destruction on the opponent's turn, but the trigger matches a single mana value at a time, so a mismatched X leaves the target standing. You are buying flexibility, not a catch-all. It is the green creature that carries its own answer to the artifacts and enchantments its color usually resents, priced so drawing it is rarely a regret.