Certified Trenches Operator

5 B R

Legendary Creature . Pepe . Operator ★

Trenches Veteran. Whenever a candle closes red, you gain 1 conviction. Conviction does not pay the rent.

Sleepless. This creature does not untap during your untap step. It refreshes the chart instead.

Diamond Hands. This creature has hexproof from take-profit advice and from the words of every adult in its life.

"He has held through every red candle since the dawn of trenches. He will hold through this one too."

★ Mythic Rare . First Print

Certified Trenches Operator $CTO

Pulled from a foil pack at 04:21 in the morning. Holographic. Slightly bent corner. Will not be sleeved. Tilt the card. Watch the rainbow run.

Collector Number . on the registryTrenches Set . 1 of 8

CA-LOADING

BUY $CTO CHART FOLLOW CARD SHOP

SetTRENCHES

Print run8 of 8

RarityMYTHIC

FoilYES

The Binder

Trenches Set . 6 supporting cards . sleeve everything

Daily Grooming 2

SorceryUNCOMMON

Look the part. Lose the part anyway. "My fade is fresher than my entry."

002/008Illus. unknown. .

Wall of Fame 3R

ArtifactRARE

Tap: hang one more frame. The wall is full. Hang it anyway. "The hammer was bought with profit. The frame is empty."

003/008Illus. wojak2 / 4

Daily Stamp 1

InstantCOMMON

Apply once per day. Status: daily grind. "It is barely paint at this point."

004/008Illus. office. .

Code Yellow 3BB

Legendary Sorcery★ MYTHIC

Two paramedics enter the battlefield. They confiscate target permanent named Phone. "Sir, the chart will still be there."

005/008Illus. EMS. .

Diet of Cope 2R

EnchantmentUNCOMMON

Whenever you would explain your bag, tap two creatures. The candles burn down faster. "She nodded. The wine helped."

006/008Illus. trattoria. .

Public Notice 4

LandRARE

Add one of any color. The hospital is out of beds. "Filed in triplicate. Lost in duplicate."

007/008Illus. notice. .

Pull a Pack

odds: trash, mostly . 1 in 144 packs has a foil mythic

Sealed Booster . Trenches Set

Five cards. Three commons, one uncommon, one rare-or-better. The wrapper is hot. Open it.

Set Notes

designer's column . three short pieces

The Print Run

Eight cards. One mythic. Six in the binder. One you will never pull. The print run is sealed by a man with no contact info, working out of a folding chair, near a vending machine.

. set design notes

The Foil

The holographic comes from the cardstock layer reacting to overhead light. It also reacts to the cursor. We do not know why. We do not investigate.

. printer's confession

The Sleeve

Sleeve everything. Even the commons. Especially the commons. The mythic does not need a sleeve. The mythic IS the sleeve.

. shop owner, 2026