Hero card

Brineborn Cutthroat

Creature – Merfolk Pirate

PayoffThe more of what it needs is on the battlefield, the stronger it gets: the deck has to feed it a lot

Needs: Counter +1/+1

Gives: Counter +1/+1, Outlaw / Crime

Not in winning lists yet: read from the card text and the graph

Build a deck with Brineborn Cutthroat as the hero

Makes it work

Wan Shi Tong, Librarian · Illvoi Operative · Stormkeld Prowler · Growing Dread · Lakeshore Apothecary · Captain Storm, Cosmium Raider · Atlantean Cavalry · Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary

Benefits from it

Cackling Slasher · Throne of the Grim Captain · Deepway Navigator

Use instead if you don't have it

Illvoi Operative · Stormkeld Prowler · Agent of Kotis · Tester of the Tangential · Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus · Lakeshore Apothecary

Cards in the meta that answer it

Requiting Hex (Dimir Aggro) · Burst Lightning (Izzet Elemental) · Countersculpt (Azorius Control) · Get Lost (Azorius Control)