Hatchet Bully
Creature — Goblin Warrior
, 
, Put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eventide
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #28695
Hatchet Bully puts two -1/-1 counters on a creature at instant speed, with the flexibility to split them across two targets — real interaction stapled to a 3/3 body for five mana. The cost is the problem: five mana for two points of debuff is far below rate in any competitive context.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Hatchet Bully is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play in the powered formats where cheaper, more efficient removal exists in abundance. In Commander, the charitable read is that a 3/3 body plus repeatable counter distribution (if you build around it) can fit -1/-1 counter synergy decks, but five mana for the enter-the-battlefield trigger alone is a steep ask when most tables run interaction that costs two or three. Hatchet Bully only earns its slot in dedicated -1/-1 counter builds — Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons or Yawgmoth, Thran Physician shells — where spreading counters generates cascading value.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Hatchet Bully is deep bulk — the price reflects its narrow application and low demand. It holds that floor indefinitely; there's no pressure scenario that pushes this into meaningful price territory.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.