Ancient Craving
Starter 1999 64 • rare
- Set
- Starter 1999
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $1.94
What it does
You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
Knowledge demands sacrifice.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ancient Craving was released as part of the 1999 Starter set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which marked the initial introduction of the game to international markets. Produced by Wizards of the Coast, the card served as a Trainer card intended to support the gameplay mechanics by allowing players to draw cards from their deck, a fundamental utility in the game's early strategic landscape.
The card features an illustrative style consistent with the aesthetic standards established by Ken Sugimori and the early art team at Creatures Inc. While the card is not one of the iconic Holofoil rarities, it reflects the minimalist, functional design approach used for early Trainer cards, which prioritized clarity and instructional text over the elaborate artistic compositions seen on Pokémon character cards.
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