{"product_id":"undergrowth-champion-foundations-jumpstart-light-play","title":"Undergrowth Champion (Foundations Jumpstart) Light Play","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRooted Resilience\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndergrowth Champion\u003c\/b\u003e is a compact but stubborn threat for midrange and ramp strategies. The card pairs efficient growth with a defensive recursion built into its counters; while it has a +1\/+1 counter on it, damage that would be dealt is prevented and one counter is removed instead. That interaction forces opponents to choose whether to commit removal or trade resources to break its endurance, so the Champion often survives the first encounter and scales with your land drops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe card rewards steady development. Landfall triggers place +1\/+1 counters as you expand your board, turning early mana into late game presence. In practice this reads as a reliable two drop that snowballs into a sizable blocker or attacker while acting as a counter sink for pump effects and sacrifice synergies. Include it when you need consistent pressure and a threat that benefits directly from your land-based sequencing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCard Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMana Cost\u003c\/b\u003e – {1}{G}{G}\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCard Type\u003c\/b\u003e – Creature\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSubtypes\u003c\/b\u003e – Elemental\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCard Text \/ Rules Text (Printed)\u003c\/b\u003e – If damage would be dealt to Undergrowth Champion while it has a +1\/+1 counter on it, prevent that damage and remove a +1\/+1 counter from Undergrowth Champion. Landfall. Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1\/+1 counter on Undergrowth Champion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePower \/ Toughness\u003c\/b\u003e – 2\/2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e    \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Journey’s End Games","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":45080954306716,"sku":"CGS-116VE-26CO1PDD","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/7328\/3467\/files\/d614f16f66cff3d8346a11f3514809da.jpg?v=1751328005","url":"https:\/\/journeysendgames.com\/products\/undergrowth-champion-foundations-jumpstart-light-play","provider":"Journey’s End Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}