First printed in Return to Ravnica (2012)
All 3 prints
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- RNA Guild Kit (GK2) #58, 2019 Kev Walker
- Iconic Masters (IMA) #146, 2017 Kev Walker
- Return to Ravnica (RTR) #105, 2012 Kev Walker
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.)
The mask isn't meant to hide his identity. It's meant to keep the viscera out of his eyes.
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Kev Walker
- Watermark
- Rakdos
Splatter Thug legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, PreDH, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (4)
- The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Prices
Paper price: €0.03 / $0.05 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).