Hero card

Master of Barbs

Creature - Lizard Bard

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

Needs: Tokens

In 4% of today's winning lists

Build a deck with Master of Barbs as the hero

Makes it work

Ingris Stingerquill · Stingerquill Charm

Benefits from it

Gev, Scaled Scorch · Valley Flamecaller · Hired Claw · Reptilian Recruiter

Winning decks play them together

Fireglass Mentor · Flamecache Gecko · Samut, Hazoret's Champion · Thought-Stalker Warlock · Ravine Raider · Stinging Vitriol · Iridescent Vinelasher · Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might

Use instead if you don't have it

Item Shopkeep · Flame-Chain Mauler · Eardrum Rattler · Hand That Feeds · Courageous Goblin · Zhao, the Moon Slayer

Winning decks that play it

Rakdos Lizard (4) · Mono-Red Aggro (1)

Cards in the meta that answer it

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