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Wonderful art and article! One sad thing for us Arena players is that we won't get to play with Swiftfoot Boots, since that is Commander-only I think. And actually Song of Inspiration as well.

Edit: Forgot to mention Song …

Sounds like "Faceless" is what is in common. [card]Faceless Manipulator[/card] for the first line, [card]Faceless Shambler[/card] and [card]Faceless Lurker[/card] for the second line (and actually [card]Faceless Manipulator[/card] works if a Taunt is on board), and [card]Faceless Summoner[/card] for the third …

OK R, it wasn't what I had in mind but it was vague so I'll give it to you. What I had in mind was [card]Chillwind Yeti[/card] and [card]Circus Amalgam[/card], btw. So for finding a creative alternative, R, you're up!

Do I feel a cold draft, almost windy?

Nope. Stats not so big, or even as big as [card]Frozen Crusher[/card]. Also needs a match in Darkmoon Faire for stats, including cost. And absence of tribe for the answer, and presence of tribe(s) for the Faire counterpart.

And remember that the answer card is old, so scale your expectations of huge stat value appropriately (i.e. not *that* huge). Though I recall that folks thought it wasn't given a tribe because it would have been broken with a …

Orphan is without tribe.The Faire counterpart, is well, the opposite really. And has another attribute hinted at. And the stats are not ginormous, just large compared to the cost, which is also equivalent between the answer and the Faire counterpart.

Also, orphan is about tribe, and [card]Flamewreathed Faceless[/card] is tribeless as well.

Good guess, but no. Doesn't fit the Faire angle I think.

Another oldie:

I am an orphan, strong in my solitude

One day I go to the Faire to see the big attraction

What is this? I am his equal in stature

But he is no orphan, …

At the risk of turning this into Treasure Hunt ping-pong, is it [card]Ysera the Dreamer[/card]? New take on old card, battlecry get 5, arena champ according to heartharena.

Live4vrRdieTryn, you got it! You're up!

Not a bad guess, but no. The first line you got, the second and third refer to a card mechanic, and the card doesn't literally become an ogre, but like a particularly well-known one back in the day.

An oldie but goodie(?):

I serve those who strike from the shadows

At first I am quite ordinary

but second, I can be an ogre!

Mech that sprays out goodies (or at least a Legendary) when killed. Could it be a [card]Weaponized Piñata[/card]?

R, you got it, and the original riddle too! Great job, and you're up next!

OK, let's make this quick:

Friend of the sunshard

Neither blade nor beast shall pass my crypt

Not even when the target card costs 12 (high noon) in Standard of say more than a year ago? Maybe it duplicates the card as well?

Edit: added clarification

Hmm, all the cards (target, interaction initiating, and answer) have two word names.

...then later unnerfed I think.