Faceless AgentHow it works & interactions with other cards

What it Does

Faceless Agent has Changeling, meaning it is every creature type at all times, even in your library. When it enters the battlefield, it triggers its 'seek' ability to find a creature card from your library that belongs to the most prevalent creature type currently in your deck.

How it Resolves Step by Step

When Faceless Agent enters the battlefield, the game counts all creature types among creature cards in your library. If there is a tie for the most prevalent type, the game chooses one at random among those tied. Then, it randomly pulls a card of that specific type from your library directly into your hand without shuffling.

Common Mistakes

A common misconception is that 'seek' works like 'search.' Unlike search, you do not look through your library or manually pick the card; the game engine identifies the correct type and selects a card for you at random. Furthermore, because it is a seek effect, your library is not shuffled afterward.

When to Play it

This card is most effective in tribal decks or 'toolbox' decks where you have a high concentration of specific types. Since Faceless Agent is a Changeling, it can also benefit from any tribal lords or payoffs you already have on the battlefield.

Interaction examples

Doubling the Search

Roaming Throne

If you have Roaming Throne on the battlefield and you chose 'Shapeshifter' as its type, Faceless Agent's enters-the-battlefield ability will trigger twice. This allows you to seek two cards of your library's most prevalent creature type back-to-back.

Prevalent Types in Artifact Decks

Solemn Simulacrum

In a deck featuring many Golems like Solemn Simulacrum, Faceless Agent will identify 'Golem' as the most prevalent type. When the Agent enters, it will automatically seek a Golem card, potentially grabbing a Solemn Simulacrum to help you ramp on the next turn.