Tricks of the Trade is card number 14 from the Magic: The Gathering Welcome Deck 2017 set. This Common Enchantment-Aura features a mana cost of {3}{U} and was illustrated by Steven Belledin.
2017 • Magic: The Gathering • Welcome Deck 2017
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The Welcome Deck 2017 release includes Tricks of the Trade as card number 14, designated by the set code W17. This Magic: The Gathering trading card is classified as an Enchantment — Aura with a mana value of 4 and a color identity of blue. The card features a mana cost of {3}{U} and carries a Common rarity status. Artist Steven Belledin provided the artwork for this entry in the 2017 set.
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Tricks of the Trade
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Common
Steven Belledin
Card Stock
English
{3}{U}
Enchantment — Aura
U
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Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and can't be blocked.
"Pathetic. You might as well have protected your treasures with a paper box and some string."
FAQ
The mana cost for Tricks of the Trade is {3}{U}, requiring three generic mana and one blue mana to cast.
Tricks of the Trade is an Enchantment — Aura card within the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Card number 14 is part of the Welcome Deck 2017, which uses the set code W17.
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