Gnarlid Colony (FDN)

Creature — Beast

Kicker {2}{G} (You may pay an additional {2}{G} as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Reliable threat for +1/+1 counter strategies in green midrange and Commander. Gnarlid Colony offers flexible scaling—a solid 2/2 body for two mana, or a 4/4 trampler if you have the mana to kick it. The lord effect rewards any counter-focused gameplan, turning your entire board into evasive threats. Works well alongside proliferate, infect, or any strategy already running counters, though it's outclassed in formats where efficient removal is abundant.

Foundations — Common