Rakdos Cackler

Creature — Devil 1/1, {B/R} (1)

Unleash (You may have this creature enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Devil-blades and dripping blood make music Rakdos never tires of hearing.

Illus. Ryan Barger

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 4/15/2013: You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.
• 4/15/2013: The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.
• 4/15/2013: A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.
• 4/15/2013: Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern