Splatter Thug
Mana cost
Mana value3TypeCreature — Human Warrior
Color identity
Red
RarityCommon
SetIconic Masters (IMA)
ArtistKev Walker
Price€0.05 · foil €0.10 · $0.06
Splatter Thug 

Creature — Human Warrior
First strike
Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)
The mask isn't meant to hide his identity. It's meant to keep the viscera out of his eyes.
2/2
Legality
CommanderLegalStandardNot legalPioneerLegalModernLegalLegacyLegalVintageLegalPauperLegalBrawlNot legalOathbreakerLegalHistoricNot legalTimelessNot legalPenny DreadfulLegal
Rulings
2013-04-15
You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.
2013-04-15
The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.
2013-04-15
A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.
2013-04-15
Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.


