Notorious ThrongHow it works & interactions with other cards

Understanding Prowl and Kindred

Notorious Throng carries the Kindred card type, meaning it has the Rogue subtype despite not being a creature. This allows it to interact with effects that care about Rogue spells. The Prowl cost is an alternative casting cost; you may pay 5U instead of 3U if you have dealt combat damage to a player this turn with a Rogue. Paying this higher cost is the only way to trigger the extra turn effect.

Calculating the Swarm

When Notorious Throng resolves, it checks the total amount of damage dealt to all opponents throughout the entire turn, not just combat damage. This includes noncombat damage from spells or abilities. You then create a number of 1/1 black Faerie Rogue creature tokens with flying equal to that total damage. Even if an opponent has left the game, the damage dealt to them before they exited still counts toward the value of X.

Resolution Step-by-Step

First, you must cast the spell, choosing whether to pay the Prowl cost if the condition was met. Upon resolution, the game calculates X by summing all damage dealt to opponents this turn. Next, you place X Faerie Rogue tokens onto the battlefield. Finally, the game checks if the Prowl cost was paid; if it was, you schedule an extra turn to occur immediately after the current one.

Common Pitfalls

A common mistake is assuming that any damage allows you to pay the Prowl cost. Remember, Prowl specifically requires combat damage dealt by a Rogue. Additionally, if the spell is countered, you get neither the tokens nor the extra turn, even if you paid the Prowl cost. Make sure to track all damage sources, as forgetting noncombat damage can lead to creating fewer tokens than you are entitled to.

Interaction examples

Maximizing Token Production

Faerie Rogue

If you attack with five 1/1 Faerie Rogue tokens and they all deal combat damage, you have dealt 5 damage to an opponent. You can then cast Notorious Throng for its Prowl cost. It will resolve, creating five more 1/1 Faerie Rogue tokens and granting you an extra turn to attack with your new army.

Finding Your Win Condition

Fabricate

While Fabricate is used to search for artifacts, in a deck running Notorious Throng, you might use it to find a equipment like a Cloak and Dagger to ensure your Rogues can deal damage safely, setting up the conditions needed to pay the Prowl cost on a following turn.

Setting Up the Hand

Windfall

If you have dealt damage with a Rogue but lack the resources to finish the game, you could cast Windfall to refresh your hand. If you draw into Notorious Throng, you can still cast it for its Prowl cost as long as it is the same turn the Rogue damage was dealt.