Bushy Bodyguard
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Squirrel Warrior
Oracle Text:
Offspring {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
When this creature enters, you may forage. If you do, put two +1/+1 counters on it. (To forage, exile three cards from your graveyard or sacrifice a Food.)
Power/Toughness: 2/1
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Bloomburrow
Price ( USD): $0.30
USD: $0.30 · EUR: €0.13
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Character Background
Bushy Bodyguard reads like a classic green one-drop that can pivot from tempo to late-game value: as a 1G 2/1 that can pay Offspring to make a 1/1 copy and can forage to gain two +1/+1 counters, it shines in aggressive tempo lists that want early bodies and in grindy token/value shells that appreciate incremental growth. Thematically it’s a scrappy burrow defender who calls kin and fattens itself by foraging—simple, flavorful design that rewards using your graveyard or Food engines. In practice, pay Offspring when you need an extra chump or to seed sacrifice triggers; use forage whenever you can spare a Food or have a stocked graveyard. Deckbuilding tip: pair it with Hardened Scales–style counter boosts and cheap Food producers or self-mill to reliably meet forage, and include sacrifice outlets or anthem effects to convert its multiple bodies into card advantage or recurring value.
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