Rhino, Barreling Brute

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A 7cmc 6/7 with vigilance, trample, and haste that draws a card on attack if you've cast a spell with MV 4+ that turn. In Limited it's a bomb — haste plus trample on a 6/7 demands an immediate answer and the card draw is icing. In Commander the 7cmc pip-heavy cost ({R}{R}{G}{G}) is steep for a vanilla-ish threat; the attack-trigger requires casting a big spell the same turn which is difficult without specific ramp, making it a marginal include outside Gruul midrange or big-spell shells. Brawl improves the picture slightly at 25 life where a hasty 6/7 trampler can close quickly.

• The card-draw trigger requires casting a spell with MV 4+ in the SAME turn Rhino attacks, meaning you need at minimum 11 mana the turn you want to draw (7 for Rhino + 4 for the spell), making the draw very difficult without significant ramp or cost reduction.

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• Rhino's vigilance means after attacking it can still block, giving the card surprising defensive utility on top of its haste-enabled offense — relevant in Brawl where a single large blocker can stall ground aggro.

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• As a Legendary Human Villain, Rhino synergizes with both human tribal engines and legendary-matters payoffs, though neither tribe is a natural fit for Gruul colors at 7cmc.

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• EDHREC rank: #13,897