Winter, Tormented Loner

Winter, Tormented Loner

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{2}{B} · Legendary Creature — Human Warlock
Uncommon · Reality Fracture · Art by Miranda Meeks
When Winter enters, you may sacrifice a creature or planeswalker. When you do, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. Winter gets +1/+0 for each creature and planeswalker card in your graveyard.
Predicted power
Standard 52 Eng.CUsr.

Sacrificing a token turns its ETB into useful edict removal while leaving a graveyard-scaled threat, but it is weak without fodder and opponents choose the sacrifice.

Best home Black token-sacrifice shellBand fringeConfidence 56%

Could be wrong if The revealed set has many token and graveyard mentions; dense, efficient black fodder could make this a recurring maindeck card.

Pioneer 34 Eng.D-Usr.

A three-mana conditional edict that costs one of its controller's permanents is inefficient for Pioneer unless a dedicated fodder shell emerges.

Band speculativeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if Reliable recursive creatures or token production could turn the sacrifice into a low-cost upside rather than card disadvantage.

Modern 23 Eng.FUsr.

Modern demands more immediate impact than a three-mana, fodder-dependent edict; the graveyard power boost does not compensate for its poor floor.

Band speculativeConfidence 70%

Could be wrong if A proven recursion or token engine that makes the ETB effectively asymmetric could create a narrow toolbox role.

Legacy 20 Eng.FUsr.

Legacy's mana efficiency and interaction make a sorcery-speed three-drop requiring its own sacrifice an unlikely competitive inclusion.

Band speculativeConfidence 75%

Could be wrong if An unusually efficient reusable fodder engine could make repeated edict effects worth a niche slot.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 52 Eng.CUsr.

In Aristocrats, sacrificing a disposable body to make every opponent sacrifice is meaningful multiplayer removal, though opponents choose and the body lacks evasion.

Best home AristocratsBand role-playerConfidence 63%

Could be wrong if Its adoption rises if matching decks value another sacrifice outlet-like payoff, but it may be too replaceable among stronger engines.

Limited 56 Eng.C+Usr.

With token fodder, Winter supplies a favorable edict and can grow into a real attacker; without fodder it is a poor 0/3 and costly exchange.

Best home Black sacrifice deckBand solidConfidence 38%

Could be wrong if Black's access to token makers and sacrifice payoffs is unknown, so it could range from synergy filler to a premium uncommon.

Conditional sacrifice edict

“Winter is a conditional edict and graveyard-scaled body that needs expendable permanents to overcome its substantial setup cost.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

Previewed 10 September by MTG Specs

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