---
name: "Tenacious Underdog"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Warrior"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Blitz"]
set: "SNC"
set_name: "Streets of New Capenna"
collector_number: "345"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jason A. Engle"
oracle_id: "598e3ed2-659f-4400-b41d-3aee8068fba6"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tenacious-underdog-snc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Tenacious Underdog
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Blitz

## Oracle Text
Blitz—{2}{B}{B}, Pay 2 life. (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)
You may cast this card from your graveyard using its blitz ability.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Riveteers Decoy](/printing/riveteers-decoy-snc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Riveteers Provocateur](/printing/riveteers-provocateur-ysnc.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior
3. [Girder Goons](/printing/girder-goons-snc.md) — Creature — Ogre Warrior
4. [Sabin, Master Monk](/printing/sabin-master-monk-fic.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Noble Monk
5. [Night Clubber](/printing/night-clubber-snc.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
6. [Henzie "Toolbox" Torre](/printing/henzie-toolbox-torre-ncc.md) — Legendary Creature — Devil Rogue

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Streets of New Capenna (SNC) #345
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jason A. Engle
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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