Hero card

Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary

Legendary Creature - Human Mercenary Villain

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, Hero / Villain

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

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

Build a deck with Crossbones, Malicious Mercenary as the hero

Makes it work

Pirate Peddlers · Vincent Valentine · Killmonger, Scourge of Wakanda · Danitha, Spear of Agony · Massacre Girl, Most Wanted · Klaw, Sonic Subjugator · Thunderbolts Conspiracy · Taskmaster, Mercenary Mimic

Benefits from it

Cackling Slasher · Tam, the Possibility · Bloodthirsty Conqueror

Use instead if you don't have it

Cackling Slasher · Putrid Pals · Teyo, Diamondblade Mage · Madame Null, Power Broker · Pirate Peddlers · South Wind Avatar

Cards in the meta that answer it

Countersculpt (Azorius Control) · Get Lost (Azorius Control) · Jeskai Revelation (4-Color Control) · Inevitable Defeat (4-Color Control)