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'''Menace''' is an [[evergreen]] [[keyword ability]]. Creatures with menace can't be [[blocked]] except by two or more [[creatures]].<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/180974817488/are-you-happy-with-menace-as-it-exists-today-or|title=Are you happy with menace, as it exists today? |December 09, 2018}}</ref>
'''Menace''' is an [[evergreen]] [[keyword ability]]. Creatures with menace can't be [[blocked]] except by two or more [[creatures]].<ref>{{EzTumblr|http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/180974817488/are-you-happy-with-menace-as-it-exists-today-or|title=Are you happy with menace, as it exists today? |December 09, 2018}}</ref>
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Menace was introduced in ''[[Magic Origins]]'' to replace [[Intimidate]] which had turned out to be too "swingy"{{-}}its strength varied too heavily based on the colors of the opponent's deck. The Menace mechanic had existed since <c>Goblin War Drums</c> from ''[[Fallen Empires]]'' and used to be [[primary]] in [[black]] and secondary in [[red]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/evergreen-eggs-ham-2015-06-08|Evergreen Eggs & Ham|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/magic-origins-mechanics-article-2015-06-22|''Magic Origins'' Mechanics Article|[[Matt Tabak]]|June 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/magic-origins-release-notes-2015-07-08|''Magic Origins'' Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 8, 2015}}</ref> Nowadays menace is primary in both black and red. There's been some talk that a third color should be secondary or tertiary.<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref>
Menace was introduced in ''[[Magic Origins]]'' to replace [[Intimidate]] which had turned out to be too "swingy"{{-}}its strength varied too heavily based on the colors of the opponent's deck. The Menace mechanic had existed since <c>Goblin War Drums</c> from ''[[Fallen Empires]]'' and used to be [[primary]] in [[black]] and secondary in [[red]].<ref>{{DailyRef|making-magic/evergreen-eggs-ham-2015-06-08|Evergreen Eggs & Ham|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/magic-origins-mechanics-article-2015-06-22|''Magic Origins'' Mechanics Article|[[Matt Tabak]]|June 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{DailyRef|feature/magic-origins-release-notes-2015-07-08|''Magic Origins'' Release Notes|[[Wizards of the Coast]]|July 8, 2015}}</ref> Nowadays menace is primary in both black and red. There's been some talk that a third color should be secondary or tertiary.<ref name="Color Pie 2017">{{DailyRef|making-magic/mechanical-color-pie-2017-2017-06-05|Mechanical Color Pie 2017|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 5, 2017}}</ref>


Some older cards with this ability received [[errata]] so they now have menace.
Some older cards with this ability received [[errata]] so they now have menace.


''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' introduced [[menace counter]]s.
''[[Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths]]'' introduced [[menace counter]]s.
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{{examples|<c>Boggart Brute</c> {{2}}{{R}}<br>Creature {{-}} Goblin Warrior<br>3/2<br>Menace ''(This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)''}}
{{examples|<c>Boggart Brute</c> {{2}}{{R}}<br>Creature {{-}} Goblin Warrior<br>3/2<br>Menace ''(This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)''}}


==Cards that grant menace==
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*<c>Angrath, Captain of Chaos</c> (planeswalker)
*<c>Belligerent Sliver</c> (Slivers you control)
*<c>Blood-Chin Rager</c> (Warriors you control, on attack)
*<c>Blood Curdle</c> (as a menace counter)
*<c>Call of the Death-Dweller</c> (as a menace counter)
*<c>Captain's Hook</c> (equipment)
*<c>Caterwauling Boggart</c> (Goblins and Elementals you control)
*<c>Chitinous Cloak</c> (Equipment)
*<c>Frenzied Rage</c> (Aura)
*<c>Frillscare Mentor</c> (as a menace counter)
*<c>Giant Spectacle</c> (Aura)
*<c>Glaive of the Guildpact</c> (equipment)
*<c>Goblin War Drums (Enchantment)
*<c>Graf Harvest</c> (Zombies you control)
*<c>Grusilda, Monster Masher</c> (Combined, Enchanted, Equipped creature you control)
*<c>Gruul War Chant</c> (enchantment)
*<c>Hagra Constrictor</c> (creatures you control with a +1/+1 counter)
*<c>Hazmat Suit (Used)</c> (un-Aura)
*<c>Imposing Vistage</c> (Aura)
*<c>Iroas, God of Victory</c> (God)
*<c>Lucielle</c> (equipment)
*<c>Madcap Skills</c> (Aura)
*<c>Piper of the Swarm</c> (Rats you control)
*<c>Ravager's Mace</c> (Equipment)
*<c>Two-Headed Sliver</c> (Slivers you control)
*<c>Untamed Hunger</c> (Aura)
}}
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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Menace
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Keyword Ability
Type Evasion
Introduced Fallen Empires (mechanic)
Magic Origins (keyword)
Last used Evergreen
Reminder Text Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Statistics
94 cards
{C} 2.1% {U} 1.1% {B} 43.6% {R} 33% {G} 1.1% {U/B} 2.1% {B/R} 7.4% {W/B} 1.1% {B/G} 1.1% {R/W} 1.1% {M} 4.3% {artifact symbol} 2.1%
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keyword:"Menace"

Menace is an evergreen keyword ability. Creatures with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.[1]

History

Menace was introduced in Magic Origins to replace Intimidate which had turned out to be too "swingy"—its strength varied too heavily based on the colors of the opponent's deck. The Menace mechanic had existed since Goblin War Drums from Fallen Empires and used to be primary in black and secondary in red.[2][3][4] Nowadays menace is primary in both black and red. There's been some talk that a third color should be secondary or tertiary.[5]

Some older cards with this ability received errata so they now have menace.

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths introduced menace counters.

Rules

From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

Menace
An evasion ability that makes creatures unblockable by a single creature. See rule 702.111, “Menace.”

From the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)

  • 702.111. Menace
    • 702.111a Menace is an evasion ability.
    • 702.111b A creature with menace can’t be blocked except by two or more creatures. (See rule 509, “Declare Blockers Step.”)
    • 702.111c Multiple instances of menace on the same creature are redundant.

Rulings

  • Once a creature with menace is legally blocked by two or more creatures, removing those blockers from combat won't change or undo the block.

Example

Example

Boggart Brute {2}{R}
Creature — Goblin Warrior
3/2
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Cards that grant menace

References

  1. ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 09, 2018). "Are you happy with menace, as it exists today?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
  2. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 8, 2015). "Evergreen Eggs & Ham". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  3. ↑ Matt Tabak (June 22, 2015). "Magic Origins Mechanics Article". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  4. ↑ Wizards of the Coast (July 8, 2015). "Magic Origins Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
  5. ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 5, 2017). "Mechanical Color Pie 2017". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
 
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