Basking Broodscale: Adapt and Spawn
Basking Broodscale slides into play as a compact Eldrazi Lizard with a straightforward growth plan. For {1}{G}, you get a 2/2 body that enters the battlefield without color due to Devoid. Its real edge is Adapt 1: if this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Each time one or more +1/+1 counters land on Basking Broodscale, you may create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}." This incremental approach gives you a steady resource stream while you push more power onto the board.
In practical terms, Basking Broodscale fits well in green focused builds that lean on +1/+1 counter or token synergies. It starts as a solid beater and grows with every counter placement, turning late game into a race to convert those counters into extra fuel for your spells. Lore wise, it embodies the slow, inexorable spread of the Eldrazi brood, a creature that adapts to survive and multiplies its strength through the little tokens it leaves behind.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {1}{G}
- Card Type – Creature
- Subtypes – Eldrazi Lizard
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Devoid (This card has no color.) 1{G}: Adapt 1. If this creature has no +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Basking Broodscale, you may create a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token with "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}."
- Power / Toughness – 2/2
- Loyalty – N/A