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Sorcery
LegalRank #801
Exile X target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 2/2 green Boar creature token.
Why is this card good?
Curse of the Swine is one of blue's best targeted creature answers because it exiles — no death triggers, no regeneration, no indestructible, no graveyard recursion. That makes it premium removal against decks that abuse death (aristocrats), indestructible bombs, or reanimator targets you don't want hitting the yard.
The scaling is the real draw: with a big X you can blow up multiple problem creatures in one card, making it excellent in slower control or ramp shells that can afford to cast it for 5+ mana on a key turn. It's also flexible — you can even hit your own creature if you need a body or want to dodge something.
The catch is the 2/2 Boars. You're handing opponents bodies, so it's worst against go-wide or token-matters strategies, and it doesn't actually reduce board presence — it shrinks bombs into vanilla 2/2s. Don't rely on it as your only answer against decks where 2/2s matter (anthem tokens, sacrifice fodder), and don't expect it to clear chaff cheaply.
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