Ancient Crab
Oath of the Gatewatch 50 • common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Steve Prescott
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
After the fall of Sea Gate and the draining of the Halimar basin, the crab set off to find a new home.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ancient Crab was released in 2016 as part of the Oath of the Gatewatch set, the second expansion in the Battle for Zendikar block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a common-rarity creature intended for the Limited format, serving as a functional piece to help stabilize a player's board state during the early turns of a match due to its high toughness relative to its cost.
The card features artwork by the illustrator Slawomir Maniak, who rendered the creature in the vibrant, rugged style typical of the Zendikar plane. The design focuses on the crab’s imposing, prehistoric appearance, emphasizing the set’s theme of exploring a dangerous, unstable world. It has remained a recognizable fixture among collectors who favor the distinct aesthetic of the Zendikar sets.
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