Thriving Skyclaw

Thriving Skyclaw

Mana Cost: {2}{R}{R}

Type: Creature — Cat Dragon

Oracle Text:
Flying
When this creature enters, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {E}{E}{E}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Power/Toughness: 3/2

Rarity: common

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Modern Horizons 3

Price ( USD): $0.10

USD: $0.10 · EUR: €0.10

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Character Background

Thriving Skyclaw is a compact tempo/aggro-value piece: a 3/2 flyer for {2}{R}{R} that immediately seeds three energy counters so it can fund its own growth on offense, letting it become a recurring evasive threat rather than a one-shot attacker. On the board it supports an aggressive, incremental plan—attack, pay EEE, and steadily turn a mid-sized flier into a larger clock while forcing removal or chump-blocks—so it shines in red energy-aggro shells or midrange decks that want flying pressure plus long-term value. Deckbuilding tip: include repeatable energy sources and counter synergies (cheap energy producers from the Kaladesh-style toolbox and ways to proliferate or move +1/+1 counters) so you can both pay the EEE tax and amplify growth; cards that grant haste or double strike let you convert stored energy into immediate damage. Play it aggressively when ahead and conservatively when facing sweepers: it's best used as a persistent threat that you protect or bank energy around to turn each attack into permanent growth.

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