Menace

Menace
Sample Card
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Type	Static
Reminder Text	n/a
Introduced	Ixalan
Last used	Evergreen (Core Set 2019)

Menace is a static ability that makes a creature unblockable unless it is blocked by more than one blocking creature.

Comprehensive Rules

Comprehensive Rules Glossary (August 7, 2020)

Menace

An evasion ability that makes creatures unblockable by a single creature. See rule 702.110, “Menace.”

Comprehensive Rules (August 7, 2020)

• 702.110. Menace
  • 702.110a Menace is an evasion ability.
  • 702.110b A creature with menace can’t be blocked except by two or more creatures. (See rule 509, “Declare Blockers Step.”)
  • 702.110c Multiple instances of menace on the same creature are redundant.

Menace Card List

64 results
	Angrath, Captain of Chaos (4) Legendary Planeswalker — Angrath (5) Creatures you control have menace. −2: Amass 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. If you don't control one, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
	Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths (4) Legendary Creature — Human Advisor (3/2) Menace When Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths enters the battlefield, target opponent looks at the top three cards of your library and separates them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
	Belle of the Brawl (3) Creature — Human Knight (3/2) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Whenever Belle of the Brawl attacks, other Knights you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
	Blood Curdle (4) Instant Destroy target creature. Put a menace counter on a creature you control. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Bloodstone Goblin (2) Creature — Goblin Warrior (2/2) Whenever you cast a spell, if that spell was kicked, Bloodstone Goblin gets +1/+1 and gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Boggart Brute (3) Creature — Goblin Warrior (3/2) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Bone Pit Brute (6) Creature — Cyclops (4/5) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When Bone Pit Brute enters the battlefield, target creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn.
	Brawl-Bash Ogre (4) Creature — Ogre Warrior (3/3) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Whenever Brawl-Bash Ogre attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, Brawl-Bash Ogre gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
	Call of the Death-Dweller (3) Sorcery Return up to two target creature cards with total converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a deathtouch counter on either of them. Then put a menace counter on either of them.
	Captain's Hook (3) Artifact — Equipment Equipped creature gets +2/+0, has menace, and is a Pirate in addition to its other creature types. Whenever Captain's Hook becomes unattached from a permanent, destroy that permanent. Equip
	Cavern Whisperer (5) Creature — Nightmare (4/4) Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Whenever this creature mutates, each opponent discards a card.
	Crystalline Giant (3) Artifact Creature — Giant (3/3) At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose a kind of counter at random that Crystalline Giant doesn't have on it from among flying, first strike, deathtouch, hexproof, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, vigilance, and +1/+1. Put a counter of that kind on Crystalline Giant.
	Dimir Spybug (2) Creature — Insect (1/1) Flying Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on Dimir Spybug.
	Dire Fleet Interloper (4) Creature — Human Pirate (2/2) Menace When Dire Fleet Interloper enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
	Dire Fleet Ravager (5) Creature — Orc Pirate Wizard (4/4) Menace, deathtouch When Dire Fleet Ravager enters the battlefield, each player loses a third of their life, rounded up.
	Dreadmalkin (1) Creature — Zombie Cat (1/1) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) , Sacrifice another creature or planeswalker: Put two +1/+1 counters on Dreadmalkin.
	Elite Headhunter (4) Creature — Human Knight (2/3) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) , Sacrifice another creature or an artifact: Elite Headhunter deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
	Fathom Fleet Captain (2) Creature — Human Pirate (2/1) Menace Whenever Fathom Fleet Captain attacks, if you control another nontoken Pirate, you may pay . If you do, create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace.
	Ferocious Tigorilla (4) Creature — Cat Ape (4/3) Ferocious Tigorilla enters the battlefield with your choice of a trample counter or a menace counter on it. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Fire Shrine Keeper (1) Creature — Elemental (1/1) Menace , , Sacrifice Fire Shrine Keeper: It deals 3 damage to each of up to two target creatures.
	Frenzied Rage (2) Enchantment — Aura Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 and has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Frillscare Mentor (3) Creature — Human Warrior (3/2) When Frillscare Mentor enters the battlefield, put a menace counter on target non-Human creature you control. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) , : Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with menace.
	Ghor-Clan Wrecker (4) Creature — Human Warrior (2/2) Riot (This creature enters the battlefield with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Glaive of the Guildpact (2) Artifact — Equipment Equipped creature gets +1/+0 for each Gate you control and has vigilance and menace. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
	Gleaming Overseer (3) Creature — Zombie Wizard (1/4) When Gleaming Overseer enters the battlefield, amass 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. If you don't control one, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.) Zombie tokens you control have hexproof and menace.
	Goblin Trailblazer (2) Creature — Goblin Pirate (2/1) Menace
	God-Eternal Bontu (5) Legendary Creature — Zombie God (5/6) Menace When God-Eternal Bontu enters the battlefield, sacrifice any number of other permanents, then draw that many cards. When God-Eternal Bontu dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
	Grimdancer (3) Creature — Nightmare (3/3) Grimdancer enters the battlefield with your choice of two different counters on it from among menace, deathtouch, and lifelink.
	Headstrong Brute (3) Creature — Orc Pirate (3/3) Headstrong Brute can't block. Headstrong Brute has menace as long as you control another Pirate.
	Hunted Nightmare (3) Creature — Nightmare (4/5) Menace When Hunted Nightmare enters the battlefield, target opponent puts a deathtouch counter on a creature they control.
	Immolation Shaman (2) Creature — Viashino Shaman (1/3) Whenever an opponent activates an ability of an artifact, creature, or land that isn't a mana ability, Immolation Shaman deals 1 damage to that player. : Immolation Shaman gets +3/+3 and gains menace until end of turn.
	Iron Bully (3) Artifact Creature — Golem (1/1) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When Iron Bully enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
	Josu Vess, Lich Knight (4) Legendary Creature — Zombie Knight (4/5) Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) Menace When Josu Vess, Lich Knight enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, create eight 2/2 black Zombie Knight creature tokens with menace.
	Kels, Fight Fixer (4) Legendary Creature — Azra Warlock (4/3) Menace Whenever you sacrifice a creature, you may pay . If you do, draw a card. ( can be paid with either or .) , Sacrifice a creature: Kels, Fight Fixer gains indestructible until end of turn.
	Kraul Raider (3) Creature — Insect Warrior (2/3) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Kunoros, Hound of Athreos (3) Legendary Creature — Dog (3/3) Vigilance, menace, lifelink Creature cards in graveyards can't enter the battlefield. Players can't cast spells from graveyards.
	Labyrinth Raptor (2) Creature — Nightmare Dinosaur (2/2) Menace Whenever a creature you control with menace becomes blocked, defending player sacrifices a creature blocking it. : Creatures you control with menace get +1/+0 until end of turn.
	Locthwain Paladin (4) Creature — Human Knight (3/2) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Adamant — If at least three black mana was spent to cast this spell, Locthwain Paladin enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
	Massacre Girl (5) Legendary Creature — Human Assassin (4/4) Menace When Massacre Girl enters the battlefield, each other creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Whenever a creature dies this turn, each creature other than Massacre Girl gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
	Moodmark Painter (4) Creature — Human Shaman (2/3) Undergrowth — When Moodmark Painter enters the battlefield, target creature gains menace and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Ogre Errant (4) Creature — Ogre Knight (3/4) Whenever Ogre Errant attacks, another target attacking Knight gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Pestilent Spirit (3) Creature — Spirit (3/2) Menace, deathtouch Instant and sorcery spells you control have deathtouch. (Any amount of damage they deal to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
	Piper of the Swarm (2) Creature — Human Warlock (1/3) Rats you control have menace. , : Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token. , , Sacrifice three Rats: Gain control of target creature.
	Rakdos Trumpeter (2) Creature — Human Shaman (1/3) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) : Rakdos Trumpeter gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
	Rampaging Ferocidon (3) Creature — Dinosaur (3/3) Menace Players can't gain life. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, Rampaging Ferocidon deals 1 damage to that creature's controller.
	Ripscale Predator (6) Creature — Dinosaur (6/5) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Sethron, Hurloon General (5) Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior (4/4) Whenever Sethron, Hurloon General or another nontoken Minotaur enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/3 red Minotaur creature token. : Minotaurs you control get +1/+0 and gain menace and haste until end of turn. ( can be paid with either or .)
	Sin Prodder (3) Creature — Devil (3/2) Menace At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library. Any opponent may have you put that card into your graveyard. If a player does, Sin Prodder deals damage to that player equal to that card's converted mana cost. Otherwise, put that card into your hand.
	Skophos Warleader (5) Creature — Minotaur Warrior (4/5) , Sacrifice another creature or an enchantment: Skophos Warleader gets +1/+0 and gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Sky Terror (2) Creature — Dinosaur (2/2) Flying, menace
	Sonorous Howlbonder (3) Creature — Human Warrior (2/2) Menace Each creature you control with menace can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
	Stormfist Crusader (2) Creature — Human Knight (2/2) Menace At the beginning of your upkeep, each player draws a card and loses 1 life.
	Stronghold Confessor (1) Creature — Human Cleric (1/1) Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) If Stronghold Confessor was kicked, it enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
	Swarm Guildmage (2) Creature — Elf Shaman (2/2) , : Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain menace until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) , : You gain 2 life.
	Syr Gwyn, Hero of Ashvale (6) Legendary Creature — Human Knight (5/5) Vigilance, menace Whenever an equipped creature you control attacks, you draw a card and you lose 1 life. Equipment you control have equip Knight .
	Tentative Connection (4) Sorcery This spell costs less to cast if you control a creature with menace. Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
	Tezzeret's Strider (3) Artifact Creature — Golem (3/1) As long as you control a Tezzeret planeswalker, Tezzeret's Strider has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Tomb Robber (3) Creature — Human Pirate (1/1) Menace , Discard a card: Tomb Robber explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
	Two-Headed Giant (4) Creature — Giant Warrior (4/4) Whenever Two-Headed Giant attacks, flip two coins. If both coins come up heads, Two-Headed Giant gains double strike until end of turn. If both coins come up tails, Two-Headed Giant gains menace until end of turn.
	Two-Headed Zombie (4) Creature — Zombie (4/2) Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Undercity Necrolisk (4) Creature — Zombie Lizard (3/3) , Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Undercity Necrolisk. It gains menace until end of turn. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
	Voracious Vampire (3) Creature — Vampire Knight (2/2) Menace When Voracious Vampire enters the battlefield, target Vampire you control gets +1/+1 and gains menace until end of turn.
	Vraska, Regal Gorgon (7) Legendary Planeswalker — Vraska (5) +2: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. That creature gains menace until end of turn. −3: Destroy target creature. −10: For each creature card in your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
	Vraska, Relic Seeker (6) Legendary Planeswalker — Vraska (6) +2: Create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace. −3: Destroy target artifact, creature, or enchantment. Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.") −10: Target player's life total becomes 1.