Mourner's Surprise

set	min	mtgo
-	3.69	0.01 tix

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Name	Mourner's Surprise
Type	Sorcery
Description	Return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with ": Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."
Flavor	"Y'all should've known better than to buy me a coffin!"
Artist	Zuzanna Wużyk
Set	Outlaws of Thunder Junction #94
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Mourner's Surprise

Mourner's Surprise, Sorcery, designed by Zuzanna Wużyk first released in Apr, 2024 in the set Outlaws of Thunder Junction. It see play in 2 formats: Commander and Booster Draft. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 3.69.

This card would benefit decks that focus on graveyard recursion and token generation, particularly in a black-red deck with a strong emphasis on creature-based strategies. While Mourner's Surprise offers versatility with its ability to return a creature card from the graveyard and create a Mercenary token, there are potentially better cards like Gravedigger for creature recursion and Goblin Instigator for token generation. Whether Mourner's Surprise should see play would depend on the specific synergies and strategies of the deck it's being considered for.

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