---
name: "Defiant Greatmaw"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Hippo"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "AKR"
set_name: "Amonkhet Remastered"
collector_number: "188"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Deruchenko Alexander"
oracle_id: "ee152ffa-9c39-48ed-9aca-e53c8ebb0231"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/defiant-greatmaw-akr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Defiant Greatmaw
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Hippo
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5

## Oracle Text
When this creature enters, put two -1/-1 counters on target creature you control.
Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on this creature, remove a -1/-1 counter from another target creature you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ornery Kudu](/printing/ornery-kudu-akr.md) — Creature — Antelope
2. [Pygmy Hippo](/printing/pygmy-hippo-vis.md) — Creature — Hippo
3. [Morselhoarder](/printing/morselhoarder-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Decimator Beetle](/printing/decimator-beetle-akh.md) — Creature — Insect
5. [Benevolent Hydra](/printing/benevolent-hydra-soc.md) — Creature — Hydra
6. [Banewhip Punisher](/printing/banewhip-punisher-hou.md) — Creature — Human Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Amonkhet Remastered (AKR) #188
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Deruchenko Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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