You know what I say about the only thing
better than doing something once. The "reuse my
comes-into-play effects lots of times" archetype
is actually rather crowded right now with solid
support effects, but I think this card actually
does have a chance of fitting in to at least
some of those decks. For one thing, its
self-bounce effect is optional, meaning that if
your opponent just landed a Supreme Verdict
recently you can use it as "just" a 2/2 with
flash, which is just fine. As far as other uses
of this type of card, Deputy of Acquittals
effectively counters stealing spells and
Pacifism effects as well as anything else that
exists, and that's also just fine.
As an end note, this card is a nod to Planar
Chaos' Whitemane Lion and Stonecloaker. I love
how Mark Rosewater still tries to claim that
Planar Chaos isn't "really" representative of
the color pie. Seriously, look through that set
on Gatherer some time and look at how many of
its interpretations have come to pass in recent
sets.
Today's card of the day is Deputy of Acquittals
which is a two mana Blue and White 2/2 with
Flash that can return a target creature you
control to hand when it comes into play.
This is a very useful card that could see play
in just about any format to support comes into
or leaves play effects. The cost is low,
the Flash allows it to be used in response to
targeted removal, and overall it has the
potential to be a mainstay in Blue/White.
For Limited this is an excellent common that can
support many different cards in the set and is
at worst a surprise blocker in a pinch.
The cost is manageable and every Azorius deck in
Sealed should include any copies available while
it is well worth an early pick in Booster after
a Blue or White rare.
Welcome back to the Pojo.com card of the day
section. Today we are looking at Deputy of
Aquitals from Dragon's Maze. Deputy of Aquitals
is a common white and blue creature human wizard
that costs one white aand one blue mana for a
2/2. Deputy of Aquitals has flash and says
whenever it enters the battlefield, you may
return another target creature you control to
your hand.
While not the best card in the set, Deputy of
Aquitals is still a solid common card. Very
useful for a flash blocker, that can save
another blocker, or attacker, that you may not
have wanted to lose. The Deputy of Aquitals is
also great for bouncing other creatures with
enters the battlefield abilities.
