Belligerent Yearling
Mana Cost:
Type: Creature — Dinosaur
Oracle Text:
Trample
Whenever another Dinosaur you control enters, you may have this creature's base power become equal to that creature's power until end of turn.
Power/Toughness: 3/2
Rarity: uncommon
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Price ( USD): $0.24
USD: $0.24 · EUR: €0.07
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Character Background
Belligerent Yearling is the kind of scrappy hatchling that turns a dino rampage into momentum: it has Trample to punch through chump blockers, and its ability lets you “borrow” the power of each new Dinosaur entering your board—temporarily scaling Belligerent Yearling to match until end of turn. In practice, this supports a tempo-and-value game plan, where you curve out with multiple Dinosaurs so the Yearling keeps getting bigger in the same attack window, forcing opponents to respect damage even when they think they’ve stabilized. Build your deck around that rhythm: lean into high-Dinosaur density and creatures that reliably enter—tokens, rampers, or payoffs with low cost—so you consistently trigger the power-boost effect. If your list has ways to cheat creatures in on your turn (or chain multiple plays), Belligerent Yearling becomes a scaling finisher that punishes removal-heavy opponents by turning every additional Dinosaur into a threat that lands immediately.
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