Legion Warboss

Legion Warboss

Mana Cost: {2}{R}

Type: Creature — Goblin Soldier

Oracle Text:
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. That token gains haste until end of turn and attacks this combat if able.

Power/Toughness: 2/2

Rarity: rare

Prints: View all prints (1) →

Expansion: Ravnica Remastered

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Character Background

Legion Warboss is quintessential red aggro and tempo: a 2/2 with Mentor and a begin-combat 1/1 haste token that must attack turns the battlefield into a conveyor belt of incremental threats, forcing unfavorable blocks and trading up thanks to the +1/+1 counters Mentor hands out. Thematically it reads as a small-time commander rallying goblins into the fray and selecting a protégé as it charges, and mechanically it rewards an aggressive plan that wants to go wide and keep pressure each turn. Build around low‑power attackers and token synergies — include Impact Tremors or Purphoros to convert each token into damage, and Krenko-style goblin payoff pieces or sacrifice outlets like Skirk Prospector to turn bodies into value. Deck construction tip: maximize one‑drops and creatures with power 1 so Warboss can reliably grow them (or the token it creates) and consider pump or anthem effects to translate counters into lethal turns. In short: tempo aggro with token recursion and tribal upside.

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