Auntie Ool, Cursewretch

Auntie Ool is a 4cmc 4/4 legendary Goblin Warlock whose ward-blight protects her by forcing attackers to blight 2 (put two -1/-1 counters on their own creatures), then her triggered ability turns any -1/-1 counter placement into card draw (your creatures) or life loss (opponent's creatures). She is a signature engine in minus-one-counters strategies, synergizing with proliferate and wither/infect effects, and generates persistent drain pressure in aristocrats-adjacent builds. The three-color pip requirement (BRG) restricts her to Jund-identity decks.

• The ward-blight cost is paid by the spell or ability's controller, which means opponents who target Auntie Ool must blight themselves — this both protects her and immediately triggers her drain ability, making removal costly even when it resolves.

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• Her trigger fires on ANY -1/-1 counter placement, including wither, infect, and proliferate effects, so she generates massive card advantage in dedicated -1/-1 counter strategies without requiring opponents to target her at all.

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• Because the ward-blight places counters on the targeting player's own creature, it can actually benefit the Auntie Ool controller if they somehow gain control of that creature afterward — a rare but relevant political edge in multiplayer.

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• EDHREC rank: #6,873