Prairie Dog Packed into a light body is a steady engine of incremental value. Prairie Dog from Outlaws of Thunder Junction enters play for {1}{W} as a 2/2 Squirrel creature with lifelink. It is built to trade up in the mid game and to shore up tight races where each point of life matters. The card rewards patience rather than early spells cast from hand because its end step trigger places a +1/+1 counter on Prairie Dog if you did not cast from hand that turn.
Its activated buffer reads 4{W} and changes the math on counters by adding one more than you would normally get. That scales well with token makers and any effects that distribute counters. In practical decks you can use Prairie Dog to stabilize life totals while growing your board into a larger threat that benefits from anthem effects. Flavorwise it fits the plainsfolk theme of Outlaws of Thunder Junction by being a small guardian that quietly accrues strength over time.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost {1}{W}
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Card Type Creature
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Subtypes Squirrel
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) Lifelink. At the beginning of your end step, if you haven t cast a spell from your hand this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Prairie Dog. 4{W}: Until end of turn, if you would put one or more +1/+1 counters on a creature you control, put that many plus one +1/+1 counters on it instead.
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Power / Toughness 2/2
