---
name: "Backstreet Bruiser"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Octopus Rogue"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Defender"]
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "35"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Aaron Miller"
oracle_id: "354d9db1-18a6-4701-be3c-c4ded900e2ff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/backstreet-bruiser-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Backstreet Bruiser
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Octopus Rogue
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3
- **Keywords:** Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender
As long as there are two or more counters among creatures you control, this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender.

> *「我是可以給你看箱子裡裝著什麼，但這會是你這輩子最後看的東西。」*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #35
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Aaron Miller
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`