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Gleaming Splendor
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A slow, repeatable card-draw engine that can turn its symmetrical activation into Treasure when used during the opponent's turn after their draw step. Giving the opponent cards is a serious cost, so it is best in decks that exploit extra draws or artifacts more effectively than the opponent.
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Play around this
Avoid optional extra draws on your own turn when possible, since your second draw gives its controller a free Treasure. Pressure its controller so they cannot safely spend three mana repeatedly feeding both players cards.
Gameplay notes
Normally activate it during the opponent's turn after their draw step: their card is then their second draw, so you receive a Treasure. Avoid activating it on your own turn unless you specifically need the card, because the opponent's first draw that turn will not trigger the enchantment.
Key synergies
Activating Gleaming Splendor during the opponent's turn gives you your second draw of that turn, triggering Bard for a +1/+1 counter and temporary lifelink while also creating a Treasure because the opponent draws their second card.
Bard replaces your extra draw with two cards and doubles the Treasure created when the opponent takes their second draw, greatly improving your side of the otherwise symmetrical activation.
Using Gleaming Splendor on the opponent's turn gives you a second draw that triggers the Councillors' mill ability, helping turn on their threshold-style power bonus.
Each Treasure created by Gleaming Splendor triggers Belladonna's token-entry ability; multiple activations in one turn can progress from life gain to drawing a card and eventually placing counters on the team.
Gleaming Splendor can repeatedly make you draw during either player's turn, giving Ravenhill Flock a +1/+1 counter each time while also generating a Treasure if the opponent reaches their second draw.