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Merry Bards

Creature — Human Bard2 generic manaRed mana

The Role-token mechanic hands out enchantment auras as flexible buffs, and the Young Hero flavor of it is the most conditional of the bunch: the +1/+1 counter only lands when the enchanted creature attacks with toughness 3 or less, so the token deliberately builds toward its own obsolescence. Grow a creature past three toughness and the trigger goes quiet, which turns what looks like a snowball engine into a bounded runway for small attackers. The body here is the more interesting half of the transaction: an optional 1 generic mana on entry means the token attaches only when you have a target worth pumping and mana to spare, so the creature can hit as a plain beater when the board does not cooperate. That the aura targets a creature you control rather than the Bard itself is the real hook: this is a payoff-distribution piece, seeding a growth clock onto whatever one-drop already threatens to connect, rather than a self-contained threat. The graveyard clause covering pre-existing Roles keeps the layering honest (one Role per creature, newest wins), so the card slots into a deck already trafficking in these auras without stacking redundant enchantments.

Merry Bards (woe)
WOE · #140common
Pricing
Normal: $0.09
Foil: $0.11
Oracle Text

Rules text

When this creature enters, you may pay 1 generic mana. When you do, create a Young Hero Role token attached to target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature attacks, if its toughness is 3 or less, put a +1/+1 counter on it.")
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
N/A
Pauper Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
Legal
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
Legal
TLR
Legal
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