Backstreet Bruiser
Streets of New Capenna 35 • common
- Set
- Streets of New Capenna
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Aaron Miller
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Defender
As long as there are two or more counters among creatures you control, this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Backstreet Bruiser was released in 2022 as part of the Streets of New Capenna expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set draws heavy inspiration from 1920s film noir and Art Deco aesthetics, centering on a city controlled by five warring demon-led crime families. This creature card, a common-rarity human warrior, serves as a thematic representative of the set's gritty, urban underbelly.
The artwork was created by illustrator Ekaterina Burmak, who aimed to capture the rugged and imposing nature of the city's enforcers. The design emphasizes the card's function as an early-game defensive anchor, utilizing the 'shield counter' mechanic introduced in the set to reflect the hardened, opportunistic survivalism required to thrive in the streets of New Capenna.
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