Mongoose Lizard

Oracle Text

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to any target.
Mountaincycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Card Details

5/6Power / Toughness

4RRMana Cost

1Prints

Set

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Character Background

Mongoose Lizard reads like a thematic late-game bruiser — a hardy, skittish beast that darts between defenders (menace) and spits a little ember on arrival (1 damage ETB) — so it best supports a midrange/tempo plan that wants a resilient finisher rather than an all-in aggro strategy. At six mana for a 5/6 it’s a reliable clock and two-forces blocks, so pair it with cheap removal or pump effects to clear or punish chump-blockers and convert that menace into real damage. Mountaincycling is the real toolbox: treat the card as both a top-end threat and a tutorable land-finder — include a healthy count of Mountains (10–14) so the discard mode consistently fixes mana, and use discard enablers or graveyard recursion (cards that care about creatures in the yard) to turn the cycling into value rather than a dead card. In limited or budget lists it’s a solid late pick that stabilizes boards and smooths draws.

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