Essenceknit Scholar (SOS)

Creature — Dryad Warlock

When this creature enters, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, you gain 1 life." At the beginning of your end step, if a creature died under your control this turn, draw a card.

Reliable card advantage engine for black-green midrange and sacrifice strategies. Essenceknit Scholar rewards you for playing your deck's natural gameplan—sacrificing creatures and generating tokens—while the Pest token provides incremental life gain that adds up quickly in longer games. The draw trigger is consistent in any shell with sacrifice outlets or creature removal, making it a solid mid-range threat that generates value even if it doesn't connect in combat. Best in Commander and Pioneer sacrifice decks, but playable in any format where you're already running creature-focused strategies.

Secrets of Strixhaven — Uncommon