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The Thing, Ben Grimm

The Thing, Ben Grimm

Legendary Creature — Human Hero

The Thing wants a deck that keeps making its creatures bigger turn after turn. It also works in a deck built around Heroes or Humans.

  • Mana cost5 genericgreen
  • Green ()
  • Power / toughness7 / 7
  • RarityUncommon

Trample

Whenever one or more Heroes you control deal damage to a player, put two +1/+1 counters on The Thing.

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Cards That Fit The Thing, Ben Grimm

Picked for what they do in The Thing's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit The Thing's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with The Thing, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryGPlayers write colors as letters: G for green.+1/+1 Counters+1/+1 counter decks put small markers on their creatures that make each one permanently bigger, and keep adding more every turn. Each +1/+1 counter adds one to a creature's power (the damage it deals) and toughness (the damage it can take).Open the +1/+1 Counters pageCounter EngineAdds +1/+1 counters over and over rather than once. A counter here is a small permanent marker that raises a creature's power and toughness for good. It is not a counterspell, which is a different thing entirely. Something that adds them every turn makes your whole board bigger and keeps it that way. Hardened Scales, Corpsejack MenaceOpen the Counter Engine page+1/+1 CountersPuts +1/+1 counters on creatures, permanently raising their power and toughness. Unlike a temporary boost that wears off at end of turn, these markers stay put and stack up over a long game. Hardened Scales, The Great HengeOpen the +1/+1 Counters pageHeroesHeroes are creatures spread across every color, including the superheroes of Magic's Marvel cards.Open the Heroes page