Splatter Thug

Return to Ravnica (RTR) #105 · Common · Creature — Human Warrior

Mana cost: {2}{R}

First strike
Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

The mask isn't meant to hide his identity. It's meant to keep the viscera out of his eyes.

Power/toughness 2/2 · Illustrated by Kev Walker · Released October 5, 2012

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2013-04-15 · wotc — The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.
2013-04-15 · wotc — You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.
2013-04-15 · wotc — A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.
2013-04-15 · wotc — Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.