Festering Newt is one of the newest "Magic: The Gathering" cards spoiled today July 2, 2013 from Wizards of the Coast's upcoming "Magic: 2014 Core Set." Revealed in an article by Bruce Richard on DailyMTG.com, Festering Newt's power relies upon that of two other integral cards for it to interact with: Bogbrew Witch and Bubbling Cauldron.
Festering Newt - B
Creature - Salamander (Common)
When Festering Newt dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn. That creature gets -4/-4 instead if you control a creature named Bogbrew Witch.
Its back bubbles like a witch's cauldron, and it smells just as vile.
1/1
By itself Festering Newt is okay, nothing crazy to write home about. It's its power to be found specifically by Bogbrew Witch, and interaction with Bubbling Cauldron, which makes Festering Newt so powerful. After activating Bubbling Cauldron and sacrificing Festering Newt, your opponent will lose four life and you'll gain four life (or more in a multiplayer game). Once you're out of Festering Newts you can sacrifice Bogbrew Witch to Bubbling Cauldron (creating a 2/2 Zombie in the process thanks to Xathrid Necromancer).
One card in particular which you'll want to include in your deck is Dark Prophecy, allowing you to draw a card every time one of your creatures die. Richard suggests adding green for Deadbridge Chant in order to recur your sacrificed creatures to repeat it all over again if they aren't already dead.
How will you use Festering Newt?
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