Belligerent Hatchling
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SetEVE
Collector #134
Released2008-07-25
Rarityuncommon
ArtistSteve Prescott
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
ScryfallOpen ↗

Belligerent Hatchling

UncommonColour IDMV 4
Creature — Elemental
First strike
This creature enters with four -1/-1 counters on it.
Whenever you cast a red spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature.
Whenever you cast a white spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature.
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Keywords
First strike
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc1 Aug 2008
If there are no -1/-1 counters on it when the triggered ability resolves, the ability does nothing. There is no penalty for not being able to remove a counter.
wotc1 Aug 2008
If you cast a spell that's both of the listed colors, both abilities will trigger. You'll remove a total of two -1/-1 counters from the Hatchling.