Kari Zev, Skyship Raider

Not yet bracketed (or genuinely unplaceable).

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2cmc legendary 1/3 pirate with first strike and menace. Attack triggers: create a 2/1 Monkey token entering tapped and attacking, then exile it at end of combat. Evasive threat that forces two damage blockers per turn (menace + 2/1 token). Signature in aggressive pirate shells and combat-heavy strategies; the token generation pressures life total while Kari Zev itself survives small trades due to 3 toughness and first strike. Tier-2: solid efficient attacker in the right shell, but the sorcery-speed token (tapped, entering mid-combat) and low baseline power (1) mean it slots into tempo/aggro rather than defining them."

• EDHREC rank: #5,324