Balduvian Horde
The List A25-120 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- A25-120
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.26
What it does
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you discard a card at random.
"We earn no medals and fight for no titles. Blood is proof of our victory."— Lovisa Coldeyes
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Balduvian Horde first appeared in the 1996 Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering, serving as a powerful, high-risk creature card that reflected the set's snowy, brutal theme. Designed during a period of experimentation within the game, the card's mechanics were meant to provide significant power at the cost of discarding a card upon entering the battlefield, a design philosophy that aimed to balance raw aggression with resource management.
The card's iconic imagery was provided by artist Anson Maddocks, whose dark, visceral style helped define the aesthetic of early Magic sets. The version featured in The List is a reprint that maintains this original artwork, allowing players to utilize a nostalgic piece of the game's history within modern formats. While the card is no longer a dominant competitive force, it remains a recognized artifact of the mid-90s era of trading card design.
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