Bear Cub

Foundations #552

Bear Cub - Foundations

Type: Creature — Bear

Mana cost: {1}{G}

P/T: 2/2

Rarity: common

Artist: Ron Spencer

"Every little cub has its mother's teeth to guard it. —Elvish saying"

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.85 USD · €0.54 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Bear Cub in Foundations limited

common

New Horizons
New Horizons
Enchantment — Aura

New Horizons puts a +1/+1 counter on Bear Cub when it enters, making it a 3/3, and provides ramp to cast more creatures.

 Gnarlid Colony
Gnarlid Colony
Creature — Beast

Gnarlid Colony grants trample to creatures with +1/+1 counters, and Bear Cub can receive counters from various sources in the set.

 Treetop Snarespinner
Treetop Snarespinner
Creature — Spider

Treetop Snarespinner can put +1/+1 counters on Bear Cub, improving its stats and enabling counter synergies.

uncommon

Biogenic Upgrade
Biogenic Upgrade
Sorcery

Biogenic Upgrade can put counters on Bear Cub then double them, turning it into a significant threat quickly.

 Wildwood Scourge
Wildwood Scourge
Creature — Hydra

When Bear Cub receives +1/+1 counters from other sources, Wildwood Scourge grows as well, creating a scaling board presence.

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