Carnival Hellsteed

Carnival Hellsteed4BR
Creature — Nightmare HorseRTR · R

First strike, haste

Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Return to Ravnica · Rare5/4
Moxou Score · all formats

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Legality

9 formats
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
PremodernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
cEDHLegal

B/R history

Never banned or restricted in any format Moxou tracks.

Rulings

4
  1. 2013-04-15

    A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.

  2. 2013-04-15

    Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.

  3. 2013-04-15

    The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.

  4. 2013-04-15

    You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.

Versions

4
SetNo.YearRarityArtist
GK2RNA Guild Kit622019RareChase Stone
PRTRReturn to Ravnica PromosPromoMX-1060952012RareMin Yum
RTRReturn to Ravnica1472012RareChase Stone
PRMMagic Online PromosPromoOnline468852002RareMin Yum