Hugs, Grisly Guardian

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Hugs, Grisly Guardian: Legendary Creature - Badger Warrior, Bloomburrow. Trample. When Hugs enters, exile the top X cards of your library. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{X}{R}{R}{G}{G}
Mana value
4
Type
Legendary Creature - Badger Warrior
Colour identity
Red and green (RG)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Bloomburrow (BLB)
Released
2024-08-02
Collector number
218
Artist
Steve Prescott
Commander rank
5,288 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Trample
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Hugs, Grisly Guardian

Hugs, Grisly Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red and green legendary creature from Bloomburrow (BLB), an expansion set released in August 2024. It is collector number 218 in that set, with art by Steve Prescott. It costs {X}{R}{R}{G}{G} (X, two red and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is red and green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Trample

When Hugs enters, exile the top X cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.

You may play an additional land on each of your turns.

Most of his scars tell tales. A few tell jokes.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.26 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Hugs, Grisly Guardian by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Hugs, Grisly Guardian

Hugs, Grisly Guardian has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Bloomburrow (BLB) #333Mythic2024
Bloomburrow Promos (PBLB) #218pMythic2024
Bloomburrow Promos (PBLB) #218sMythic2024

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Hugs, Grisly Guardian, newest first.

  • The effect of Hugs's last ability that allows you to play an additional land is cumulative with similar effects. For example, if you control Hugs as well as Exploration (an enchantment with "You may play an additional land on each of your turns."), you'll be able to play three lands during each of your turns.
  • You may play the exiled cards even if Hugs is no longer on the battlefield or under your control.
  • You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played this way. For example, if one of the exiled cards is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.

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