Guttersnipe

Ruby Storm can supply the spell volume, yet spending three mana on a removable creature without immediate output is a substantial Modern liability.

Could be wrong if If Ruby Storm needs a permanent-based redundant kill condition, it could become a meaningful niche inclusion.

Legacy’s cheap interaction and fast engines make a 3-mana 2/2 that must survive until later spells an inefficient payoff; no supplied shell favors it.

Could be wrong if A spell-combo list could adopt it as a redundant kill condition if it specifically needs creature-based payoffs.

The supplied Pauper comparable is the identical Guttersnipe at 38: a real spell-deck payoff, but slow and vulnerable relative to Pauper’s best threats.

Could be wrong if A metagame with less cheap removal or stronger spell density could improve its niche adoption.

Each instant or sorcery represents six total multiplayer damage, giving dedicated spellslinger decks a genuine closing engine despite its vulnerability.

Could be wrong if Optimized lists may prefer cheaper engines, immediate card advantage, or combo finishes over a removable combat-weak creature.

A 3-mana 2/2 is below-rate, but repeated spell triggers provide meaningful reach in a deck with enough instants and sorceries.

Could be wrong if Draft speed, removal density, and spell-matter support are unknown; without sufficient triggers it is weak filler.