Card
The Thing
Mana cost {5}{G}
Legendary Creature — Human Hero 5/5
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.
No bracket restriction: playable from bracket 1. Part of 21 known combos.
- Commander
- Legal
- Printing
- Mythic · MSC · #4
- Cheapest printing
- €0.37
- EDHREC salt
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- Color identity
- Green, Red, Blue, White
- Keywords
- Trample, Double
Bracket
- B1 Exhibition — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B2 Core — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B3 Upgraded — allowed: No restriction at this bracket
- B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
- B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
Why
- No Game Changer, mass land denial, extra turn, tutor or two-card combo
How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket
Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags
Combos
21 known combos.
- The Thing + Resourceful Defense + Sage of Hours
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook - The Thing + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Sage of Hours + Brush with Death
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook - The Thing + Agatha's Soul Cauldron + Sage of Hours + Imps' Taunt
Produces: Infinite turns, Lock
View on Commander Spellbook
Combos: Commander Spellbook
Rulings
No official rulings for this card.
Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast