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Golgari Gets Bounty Hunter In Chevill, Bane of Monsters

He may be small compared to the behemoth beasts of Ikoria, but don’t underestimate this Legendary Human!

Courtesy of Wizards of the Coast (WotC) and Lad Bible, check out Golgari’s new Human Rogue from Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths – Chevill, Bane of Monsters!

Stat-wise, a 1/3 for two mana has long been considered average but tacking on deathtouch is nice added value, as being able to block and kill 2/2s in combat is a win, as is trading off with the larger creatures already being previewed in Ikoria.

But it’s the second set of text that has players buzzing:

At the beginning of your upkeep, if your opponents control no permanents with bounty counters on them, put a bounty counter on target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.

Whenever a permanent an opponent controls with a bounty counter on it dies, you gain 3 life and draw a card.

Life gain, card draw, and psuedo-removal all for two mana and attached to a 1/3 body is pretty sweet deal. It may take a turn or two to get there, but left alone, Chevill do some serious work on a convoluted battlefield.