Gnawing Crescendo

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-	A$ 0.04	0.03 tix

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Name	Gnawing Crescendo
Type	Instant
Description	Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn. Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies this turn, create a 1/1 black Rat creature token with "This creature can't block."
Flavor	La chanson de Totentanz n'avait pas de paroles, mais les rats la comprenaient quand même. « Cette terre vous appartient, disait-elle. Vous méritez de festoyer. »
Artist	Alexey Kruglov
Set	Wilds of Eldraine #131
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Gnawing Crescendo

Gnawing Crescendo, Instant, designed by Alexey Kruglov first released in Aug, 2023 in the set Wilds of Eldraine. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of A$ 0.04.

Gnawing Crescendo would fit well in an aggressive red deck that focuses on swarming the board with creatures, particularly those that can benefit from a temporary boost in power while also generating value from dying creatures. Decks that utilize a strategy of sacrificing creatures for value, such as Aristocrat-style builds or those with synergies around death triggers, would find this card particularly useful. While there are other cards like Fling or Chandra's Pyrohelix that can deal direct damage or provide better immediate effects, Gnawing Crescendo's ability to create additional tokens upon creature death gives it a unique edge in generating board presence. Overall, it should see play in the right deck archetype, especially in formats where creature sacrifice and aggressive strategies are viable.

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