---
name: "Monstrous War-Leech"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Leech Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Mill", "Kicker"]
set: "DMU"
set_name: "Dominaria United"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Christopher Burdett"
oracle_id: "b92f2a4c-36dc-40a6-a874-7405fc97fb7a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/monstrous-war-leech-dmu"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Monstrous War-Leech
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Leech Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** */*
- **Keywords:** Mill, Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {U} (You may pay an additional {U} as you cast this spell.)
As this creature enters, if it was kicked, mill four cards. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
Monstrous War-Leech's power and toughness are each equal to the greatest mana value among cards in your graveyard.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria United (DMU) #98
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Christopher Burdett
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`