"Reveillark" is a 4/3 white elemental printed as a rare for the Magic the Gathering expansion set known as "Morningtide." This is one of the several elemental cards that have this alternative Evoke cost. Evoke lets you sacrifice the creature the moment it is on the battlefield. Those creatures usually have an ability that is activated once they leave the battlefield.

The converted mana cost for Reveillark is five. You will need one white mana and four colorless mana to bring Reveillark from your hand and onto the battlefield. For what Reveillark can do, the converted mana cost is well worth it. With the right cards, you can definitely get a lot out of Reveillark.

What does Reveillark do in the first place?

To start things off, it has the alternative Evoke cost of one white mana and five colorless mana. Paying this lets you sacrifice Reveillark the moment it enters the battlefield. This is important if you want to abuse its special ability.

The first ability of Reveillark is Flying. If you attack and your opponent has no creatures with Flying, s/he is probably taking four points of combat damage. However, it is neither the only nor main ability of Reveillark.

As soon as it leaves the battlefield, you can return up to two creature cards with the power of two points or less from the graveyard to the battlefield. In this respect, you can use the ability of Reveillark to bring back your creatures provided that they have the power of two or less.

However, you do not want to pay the Evoke cost. If you carefully think about it, you have a 4/3 creature with Flying. It makes the Reveillark an excellent attacker and blocker for the most part. You can simply wait for the Reveillark to get sent to the graveyard by other means.

A wicked combination would be bringing back cards such as "Indomitable Ancients" and "Doran, the Siege Tower." Indomitable Ancients is 2/10 and Doran, the Siege Tower is 0/5. When Doran, the Siege Tower is on the battlefield, creatures deal damage equal to their toughness points rather than power points. In this respect, you can use Reveillark in a treefolk deck.

If you are playing against certain decks, you can bring back certain side-board cards. Against a black deck, you could bring back the "White Knight." There are plenty of creatures with the power of two or less that provide a lot of excellent abilities.

Overall, Reveillark is a good card for any type of deck that uses white cards. If you have creatures with the power of two or less that have special abilities, put Reveillark in the deck. If those cards get sent to the graveyard, Reveillark can be sent to the graveyard. Those cards can then be sent back onto the battlefield.

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