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Old Hob, Alleycat Blues
Oracle Text
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 2/2 red Mutant creature token. It gains haste until end of turn. Destroy it at the beginning of the next end step.
{1}{W}: Target attacking creature token gains indestructible until end of turn.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Old Hob, Alleycat Blues fits best in a value-tempo or token-aggro shell, where his steady stream of 2/2 hasty Mutants turns every combat step into immediate pressure. In lore terms, he reads like a scrappy rebel leader: not a grand commander, but a streetwise operator who keeps sending fresh muscle into the fray. The tokens are temporary, so the card rewards you for treating them as fuel for attacks, sacrifice outlets, or combat-trigger payoffs rather than trying to preserve them. The {1}{W} ability adds a nice protection angle, especially in a deck that attacks with creature tokens and wants to blunt profitable blocks or survive sweepers that target combat math. He pairs well with anthem effects, sacrifice engines, and cards that care about creatures entering or dying, since each token arrives ready to swing and then disappear. In practice, Old Hob gives you steady board presence and forces awkward defenses every turn.
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Character Background
Old Hob, Alleycat Blues fits best in a value-tempo or token-aggro shell, where his steady stream of 2/2 hasty Mutants turns every combat step into immediate pressure. In lore terms, he reads like a scrappy rebel leader: not a grand commander, but a streetwise operator who keeps sending fresh muscle into the fray. The tokens are temporary, so the card rewards you for treating them as fuel for attacks, sacrifice outlets, or combat-trigger payoffs rather than trying to preserve them. The {1}{W} ability adds a nice protection angle, especially in a deck that attacks with creature tokens and wants to blunt profitable blocks or survive sweepers that target combat math. He pairs well with anthem effects, sacrifice engines, and cards that care about creatures entering or dying, since each token arrives ready to swing and then disappear. In practice, Old Hob gives you steady board presence and forces awkward defenses every turn.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 19:40:42 UTC