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> 🎶 "Ohhh, little rogue of the Deep, Stealing the light while the big ones sleep!" 🎶

Since Conclave Arcana dropped, one card has been my secret weapon in Modern Format: the Meriput Slinger! This tiny terror isn’t just adorable—it’s a Death Splinter Impede demon with tricks up its sleeves. Here’s why it’s a must-pick:

# 🎯 Why the Slinger Slays

> 🎶 "With a sling and a spell and a sly little grin,
You’ll never see where the squeakborn’s been!" 🎶

- Impede FTW: In a meta where speed kills, slowing enemies down is chef’s kiss. Death often struggles in speed wars, but this squeakborn tips the scales!

- Shockingly Tanky: Even at Level 3, its 5 health lets it survive stray hits and can justify its 7-mana cost when you have enough MANA to hire a stalwart Support.

- Rare Rodentian: No legendary? No problem. This RARE card punches above its weight.


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# 🐀 Lore Love: Meet the Squeakborn
The muriden of Meriput are mischievous tunnel-dwellers, using squeaks, slings, and stolen magic to survive the Deep. Fittingly, the Slinger fights just like its lore: darting in, disrupting foes, and vanishing before the counterattack!

> Within the Upper Daigendark lies Meriput—a large, complex burrow system of muriden. Colloquially known as 'squeakborn,' muriden are playful, curious, and mischievous by nature.

# 🐱Cat & Mouse? Try Squeakborn & Reaper!
This isn’t just cat-and-mouse—it’s "Squeakborn vs. the Slow and the Doomed"! I've enjoyed victory recently by utilising the Archon, Lorkus' "Life Leech" on, Barashkukor,  to turn Impeed into a full-speed lockdown. Bonus points if you imagine the enemy team raging as they struggle to react to the volley of attacks.

# 🎵 Battle Anthem Included

https://youtube.com/shorts/x3843-XGO9s?si=UGW46hSbVISvn1UN

I even wrote a muriden victory chant (see lyrics above!) to celebrate when this little legend clutches a win. Squeakborn supremacy!

I hope that, you too, enjoy this Reward card!

Anyone else running Death speed-control mix? What's your secret trick?
Have you mastered the use of Pain yet?



(P.S. If you hear squeaking mid-match… it’s already too late.)