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CardName: Areka, Augur of Flames Cost: 3r Type: Planeswalker - Areka Pow/Tgh: /3 Rules Text: [+1]: Scry 1. Areka deals 1 damage to target player. [-1]: Scry 2. Then exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn. [-5]: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, scry 1" and "Whenever you scry, this deals 1 damage to target creature or player." Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Cards With No Home Mythic

Areka, Augur of Flames
{3}{r}
 
 M 
Planeswalker – Areka
+1: Scry 1. Areka deals 1 damage to target player.
-1: Scry 2. Then exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
-5: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, scry 1" and "Whenever you scry, this deals 1 damage to target creature or player."
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Created on 17 Oct 2013 by Alex

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2013-10-17 00:23:21: Alex created and commented on the card Areka, Augur of Flames

I like the burn spells in Theros that also scry: Rage of Purphoros, Spark Jolt and of course Magma Jet. I happened to be thinking about how Greco-Roman traditional haruspices with their unpredictability and their incense pyres and burned offerings were rather red in MtG terms, and I started wondering about a pyro-augur planeswalker. This was the result.

It's a bit unfortunate how similar this is to Chandra, Pyromaster. MaRo has stated that her middle ability is a kind of temporary draw that Wizards are trying out for red, but people do call it "Chandra draw". I didn't want to just avoid it though, because it goes with scry so very well. It's like a red Preordain.

The ultimate is not as instant-win as some planeswalker ultimates. But it's certainly a pretty powerful effect to have, and it looks quite fun to me as well.

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