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Steelburr Champion

Creature — Mouse Soldier2 generic manaWhite mana

A punisher creature aimed squarely at the wrong kind of opponent: it grows every time someone across the table casts a noncreature spell, which turns a control player's counterspells, removal, and card draw into fuel for a 1/1 that was never supposed to matter. The design inverts the usual white aggro clock. Instead of demanding you commit bodies and race, it makes the opponent's answers the engine, punishing the very interaction that white beatdown historically folds to. Vigilance keeps it swinging while the counters pile up, so scaling and defense stop competing for the same turn. The Offspring option is the wrinkle that lets a single copy hedge against removal: pay the extra cost and you get a second body, and while the token starts small, the counter trigger reads "this creature," so each copy grows on its own timeline as the opponent keeps casting. All of this reframes a familiar problem for grindy white decks, taxing a controlling opponent without handing them a tidy card-advantage swing in return. Here the growth rate is set by how much the opponent tries to intervene, so sitting back and doing nothing is the only line that keeps it small.

Steelburr Champion (blc)
BLC · #12rare
Pricing
Normal: $0.31
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Oracle Text

Rules text

Offspring 1 generic manaWhite mana (You may pay an additional 1 generic manaWhite mana as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.) Vigilance Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Legalities

Format Status

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