Hog-Monkey

Oracle Text

At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Exhaust — {5}: Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

Card Details

3/2Power / Toughness

2BMana Cost

1Prints

Set

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Character Background

Hog-Monkey is a tidy black aggressive-value creature that rewards you for leaning into +1/+1 counter synergies. A 3/2 for three mana is already respectable, but its real strength is in turning a single counter-bearing threat into a menace source every combat, forcing awkward blocks and helping push damage through stalled boards. The Exhaust ability gives it a built-in late-game mana sink, making it useful even after the early pressure has been established: pay {5}, grow it with two counters, and now it can start enabling its own evasive pressure. This best fits an aggro or tempo plan, especially in decks with repeatable counter generation like proliferate, inspire-style support, or cards that distribute counters at low cost. Pair it with creatures that naturally grow and with effects that reward combat damage, since menace makes combat math miserable for opponents and helps convert modest board leads into real clock pressure.

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