Viashino Racketeer vs Words of Waste — MTG Card Comparison
Viashino Racketeer has the edge overall — it is legal in more formats (6 vs 3).
Viashino Racketeer
When this creature enters, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
*"You may call me a fool, selling this stuff on Orzhov turf. Well, you need to be a little reckless to survive."*
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Words of Waste
{1}: The next time you would draw a card this turn, each opponent discards a card instead.
*"Terror corrupts order and paralyzes instinct."
—*Volume III, The Book of Decay**
| Stat | Viashino Racketeer | Words of Waste |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {2}{R} | {2}{B} |
| CMC | 3 | 3 |
| Type | Creature — Lizard Rogue | Enchantment |
| Rarity | Common | Rare |
| Set | Return to Ravnica | Onslaught |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✗ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pioneer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Legacy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vintage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Commander | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pauper | ✓ | ✗ |
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