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Mothman EDHREC

Mothman EDHREC is The Wise Mothman, a blue, black, and green insect mutant. He gives each player a rad counter when he enters or attacks, and he puts +1/+1 counters on creatures when nonland cards are milled. The image here is the Secret Lair printing from 26 January 2026.

The Wise Mothman card

UBGBlue, Black, Green

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Rad counters and mill

The Wise Mothman costs {1}{B}{G}{U} and has flying. The enter and attack triggers hand out rad counters, which mill and can add more counters later through the radiation rules. His second ability is direct: whenever one or more nonland cards are milled, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures, where X is the number of nonland cards milled that way.

Milling three nonland cards in one action lets you distribute three counters, including stacking or spreading them. Lands milled do not add to X. Lists aim at effects that mill several cards at once so one trigger grows several creatures.

Same colors as Glarb, different page

Glarb is also blue, black, and green, and both pages will share lands and a few staples. The creatures and mill spells will not match, because one deck plays off the top and the other grows when cards are milled. Open https://edhrec.com/commanders/the-wise-mothman rather than a generic Sultai average.

Printings in this guide

  • The Wise Mothman card

    The Wise Mothman

    Legendary Creature - Insect Mutant

    {1}{B}{G}{U} / Secret Lair Drop, 2026-01-26

    UBGBlue, Black, Green

    Oracle text
    Flying
Whenever The Wise Mothman enters or attacks, each player gets a rad counter.
Whenever one or more nonland cards are milled, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X target creatures, where X is the number of nonland cards milled this way.

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Questions

What does The Wise Mothman do when cards are milled?

When one or more nonland cards are milled, you put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to X creatures, and X is the number of nonland cards milled.

Does he mill by himself?

His enter and attack abilities give each player a rad counter. Rad counters are what mill. The +1/+1 ability then sees nonland cards milled from any mill effect.

What colors can the deck play?

Blue, black, and green only.

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