Gristle Glutton 0144 Foil Magic The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed

Character: Gristle Glutton

Series: Lorwyn Eclipsed

TCG: Magic The Gathering (MTG)

Card Number: 0144 ECL

Rarity: R

Condition: N/A

Grade: Raw

Year: 2025

Illustrator: Drew Tucker

Type: Enchantment

Gristle Glutton is a common red Creature — Goblin Scout from the Lorwyn Eclipsed set (ECL), appearing as card number #144 in the standard printing and available in foil. Illustrated by Filip Burburan, this 1/3 creature costs {1}{R} to cast and features a unique activated ability: "{T}, Blight 1: Discard a card. If you do, draw a card." The blight mechanic requires the player to put a -1/-1 counter on a creature they control as part of the cost, making this a high-risk, high-reward looting engine that trades board presence for card selection.

The card’s design encourages aggressive or sacrifice-oriented strategies, effectively functioning as a "looter" that filters draws while simultaneously advancing -1/-1 counter synergies. The flavor text, "Crunch and crack! Gnaw and snap! Be the snacker or be the snack!" perfectly captures the chaotic, cannibalistic nature of the goblin tribes in the fractured Lorwyn setting. In formats like Limited, it serves as a valuable tool for digging through decks to find key threats or answers, provided the player has expendable creatures or token generators to absorb the blight cost without losing significant board state

Strategically, Gristle Glutton excels in Rakdos (red-black) decks that utilize -1/-1 counters, sacrifice outlets, or "death trigger" mechanics. It synergizes well with cards that benefit from creatures dying, such as those with Undying, Persist, or aristocrats-style effects, turning the blight cost into an advantage rather than a drawback. While the requirement to blight can be a downside in board states with no expendable creatures, the flexibility of its low mana cost and the card advantage it provides make it a versatile inclusion in red aggro, midrange, and sacrifice strategies across formats like Commander, Modern, and Pauper.

Rarity:C

#:144

Card Type:Creature — Goblin Scout

P / T:1 / 3

Flavor:"Crunch and crack! Gnaw and snap! Be the snacker or be the snack!"

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