---
name: "Sabotage Strategist"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Vedalken Ranger"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Vigilance", "Exhaust"]
set: "DFT"
set_name: "Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "59"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Darren Tan"
oracle_id: "1b788680-28e3-4378-9607-bd42acb4fbad"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sabotage-strategist-dft"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Sabotage Strategist
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Vedalken Ranger
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Vigilance, Exhaust

## Oracle Text
Flying, vigilance
Whenever one or more creatures attack you, those creatures get -1/-0 until end of turn.
Exhaust — {5}{U}{U}: Put three +1/+1 counters on this creature. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aetherdrift (DFT) #59
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Darren Tan
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`