INSTANT
Monstrous Rage
Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Create a Monster Role token attached to it. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has trample.)
FORMATS
CommanderLEGAL
Brawl (Historic)STAPLE 1.8%
DraftNOT LEGAL
StandardBANNED
ModernLEGAL
PioneerSTAPLE 13%
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- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingIf two or more Roles controlled by the same player become attached to a permanent at the same time (perhaps due to an effect such as that of Doubling Season), that player chooses which one to keep and which are put into their owners' graveyards.
- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingIf a permanent has more than one Role attached to it controlled by the same player, each of those Roles except the one with the most recent timestamp is put into its owner's graveyard. This is a state-based action.
- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingHexproof and shroud won't prevent a Role from becoming attached to a permanent if the ability creating that Role attached to that permanent doesn't target it.
- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingCards in the Wilds of Eldraine main set create six different Role tokens: Cursed, Monster, Royal, Sorcerer, Wicked, and Young Hero. A seventh Role token, Virtuous, is created by Ellivere of the Wild Court, the commander of the "Virtue and Valor" Commander Deck.
- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingA permanent can have multiple Roles attached to it if each one is controlled by a different player.
- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingRoles are colorless enchantment tokens. Each one has the Aura and Role subtypes and the enchant creature ability.
- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingIn rare cases, a spell or ability might attempt to create a Role token enchanting a permanent that it can't legally enchant (because of an ability like protection from enchantments). In such cases, the Role token isn't created.
- WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01Official RulingSome spells and abilities that create Role tokens require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. The Role token won't be created.
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COMMENTS · 2
- Wizards of the Coast2025-06-30Monstrous Rage was banned in standard on June 30, 2025. Monstrous Rage has been powering red aggressive decks in Standard since its release in Wilds of Eldraine. It is one of the strongest and most efficient combat tricks to have ever been printed. It has enabled combo-style aggro decks more than we would like and has played a large role in lowering the fundamental turn in Standard and putting players under too much pressure too quickly. For these reasons, and in the interest of eliminating the least fun aggressive play patterns in Standard, Monstrous Rage is banned. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-june-30-2025
- Wizards of the Coast2024-11-11Monstrous Rage was banned in alchemy on November 11, 2024. In general, we want to avoid banning cards in Alchemy, but Monstrous Rage is a very tight design. It is challenging to adjust Monstrous Rage without making too small a change or rendering the card unplayable. We do not want the card to see play in Alchemy (and recognize there are less aggressive replacement combat tricks) but are happy with it continuing to be played in nonrotating formats like Historic and Brawl. So, we are deciding to take the unusual step of banning it outright in Alchemy. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/mtg-arena-announcements-november-11-2024