Ornery Tumblewagg Rides Into the Fray Ornery Tumblewagg from Outlaws of Thunder Junction brings incremental pressure and token synergy to midrange green decks. Its opening ability places a +1/+1 counter on a target creature at the beginning of your combat step, creating steady growth that pairs well with sacrifice engines and combat tricks. The card reads like a utility engine you leave on the battlefield to tax removal or to enable favorable trades over several turns.
When you saddle this Brushwagg Mount and send it into combat, the doubling effect on +1/+1 counters accelerates board development in one attack window. That interaction rewards planning and timing because saddling requires committing other creatures with combined power equal to two or more. In practice this card supports tribal and creature heavy builds where incremental counters and a one shot buff can swing combat in your favor without relying on mass pump spells.
Card Details:
Mana Cost {2}{G}
Card Type Creature
Subtypes Brushwagg Mount
Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Whenever Ornery Tumblewagg attacks while saddled, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature. Saddle 2 Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 2 or more This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.
Power / Toughness 2/2
