Ainok Survivalist
Dragons of Tarkir 172 • uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Craig J Spearing
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Megamorph 1 generic mana green mana (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3 generic mana. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
When this creature is turned face up, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Ainok Survivalist was released in 2015 as part of the Dragons of Tarkir expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It belongs to the Abzan Houses, a faction characterized by their endurance and philosophy of survival in the harsh desert landscape of the Tarkir plane. The card was designed to mechanicalize the 'Megamorph' ability, a mechanic introduced in this set that allowed players to play a card face-down as a creature and flip it over to gain a +1/+1 counter, reflecting the adaptive nature of the desert-dwelling Ainok.
The illustration was created by artist Mathias Kollros, who was tasked with depicting the hound-like, humanoid warriors of the Abzan. Kollros focused on a gritty, utilitarian aesthetic, highlighting the survivalist gear and rugged armor that define the faction's visual identity. Within the competitive landscape of the game, the card was received as a functional, cost-effective tool for limited play environments, valued primarily for its versatility and the specific stat-boosting utility it provided to mid-game strategies.
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