Hero card

Rancorous Archaic

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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

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

Build a deck with Rancorous Archaic as the hero

Makes it work

Wildwood Scourge · Sumala Sentry · Predator Ooze · Attuned Hunter · Serra Redeemer · Sunstar Lightsmith · Wildwood Mentor · Ornery Tumblewagg

Use instead if you don't have it

Railway Brawler · Oviya, Automech Artisan · Drix Fatemaker · Malamet Veteran · Hulk, Gamma Goliath · Rough Rhino Cavalry

Cards in the meta that answer it

Burst Lightning (Izzet Elemental) · Countersculpt (Azorius Control) · Get Lost (Azorius Control) · Jeskai Revelation (4-Color Control)