Overlord of the Boilerbilges
Mana Cost:
Type: Enchantment Creature — Avatar Horror
Oracle Text:
Impending 4—{2}{R}{R} (If you cast this spell for its impending cost, it enters with four time counters and isn't a creature until the last is removed. At the beginning of your end step, remove a time counter from it.)
Whenever this permanent enters or attacks, it deals 4 damage to any target.
Power/Toughness: 5/5
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Duskmourn: House of Horror
Price ( USD): $1.93
USD: $1.93 · EUR: €2.26
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Character Background
Overlord of the Boilerbilges is a deliciously brutal hybrid of tempo and midrange value: as a 5/5 that deals 4 damage whenever it enters or attacks, it can be cast for full cost as an immediate threat or for Impending 4 to cash an ETB 4-point ping while remaining an enchantment until the last time counter is removed, which is perfect for softening blockers, killing planeswalkers, or baiting spot removal. It best supports a tempo/value game plan—pressure early with the ETB damage, then convert into a recurring attacker—so include haste engines like Fervor or Anger to turn the creature side into immediate clock if you pay full cost. Strong synergies include Impact Tremors or Purphoros, which amplify each entry and attack into extra opponent damage, and card protection or counterspells to preserve the delayed body; avoid counter-doubling effects (Doubling Season) that make its Impending timelines worse. In short, build a red midrange shell that leverages ETB reach, haste, and damage multipliers to close games swiftly.
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