---
name: "Belligerent Hatchling"
mana_cost: "{3}{R/W}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["R", "W"]
color_identity: ["R", "W"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "EVE"
set_name: "Eventide"
collector_number: "134"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Prescott"
oracle_id: "7bd4e504-541e-4b2c-9f1d-3c67957aef2e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/belligerent-hatchling-eve"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Belligerent Hatchling
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R/W}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
This creature enters with four -1/-1 counters on it.
Whenever you cast a red spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature.
Whenever you cast a white spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shrewd Hatchling](/printing/shrewd-hatchling-mm2.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Voracious Hatchling](/printing/voracious-hatchling-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Noxious Hatchling](/printing/noxious-hatchling-eve.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Mindsparker](/printing/mindsparker-fdn.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Battlegate Mimic](/printing/battlegate-mimic-hop.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
6. [Emberstrike Duo](/printing/emberstrike-duo-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Warrior Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Eventide (EVE) #134
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Prescott
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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