Tezzeret the Seeker costs five mana to cast, two of which must be blue. He enters the battlefield with four loyalty counters, and has three abilities.
Tezzeret is a different kind of blue planeswalker to Jace Beleren. He has a particular affinity with artifacts, as represented in his abilities.
His first ability adds a loyalty counter, and allows you to untap up to two target artifacts. This is a powerful and flexible ability when you deck is built around it. If you are playing with artifact lands, it mimics the first ability of Garruk Wildspeaker. If you are playing with artifacts that have a tap ability, you get a second bite at that. It also allows you to untap your just-cast Nevinyrral’s Disk, which can catch some opponents unprepared for the ensuing destruction. Tezzeret will come through that unscathed, of course.
The second ability is a –X ability. This ability removes x loyalty counters, and allows you to search your library for an artifact with a converted mana cost of X or less, reveal it, and put it into your hand. You can choose zero as the value of X and search for an artifact land, Ornithopter, or some similar card. Targeted card draw is always powerful and Tezzeret the Seeker enables the right deck (ie one full of artifacts) to draw additional cards every turn.
Tezzeret the Seeker’s final ability affects all artifacts you control. This number has hopefully been increased by using his second ability. All your artifacts become 5/5 creatures until the end of turn. Remember that any Equipment cards that become a creature cannot equip an creature and so will become unattached. Using this ability should spell the end of the melee for the player sitting on your left.
Verdict: Strong. A deck built around Tezzeret the Seeker should do well at the Melee
table, and the card can additionally be used to strengthen other decks.
Connections: Like Tezzeret the Seeker? You may also like [Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker] [Sarkhan the Mad] [Jace, Architect of Thought]
Don’t like Tezzeret? You may prefer: [Ajani Goldmane] [Chandra Nalaar] [Garruk, Caller of Beasts]
