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The Thing

{5}{G}

Legendary Creature — Human Hero

Trample At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you've cast a noncreature spell this turn, put four +1/+1 counters on The Thing. Whenever The Thing attacks, you may pay {R}{G}{W}{U}. When you do, double the number of each kind of counter on any number of target permanents you control.
Plays as:
Attack TriggerCounter DoublerCounter PayoffCounter PlacerLoyalty ManipulationPlaneswalker Synergy
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal

Used in 21 known combosEDHREC #15,429Played in Under 1% of cEDH decks with white, blue, red and green

Printings
2
Price range
$0.35to$1.14

Versions

2 printings · from $0.35

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