Barbary Apes
Legends 176 • common
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 176
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz
- Market price
- $1.23
What it does
Unpredictable in the extreme, these carnivorous apes will prey even upon their own kind.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Barbary Apes was released as part of the Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering in June 1994. This set was unique for the era as it was the first expansion to focus heavily on the lore of the game's multiverse, specifically featuring characters and locations from the Chronicles of the Multiverse storyline. The card was designed to represent the creatures inhabiting the plane of Rabiah, a setting inspired by the stories of One Thousand and One Nights, which added a distinct mythological flavor to the set’s creature roster.
The artwork for this card was provided by Melissa A. Benson, a prominent illustrator during the game's early years known for her painterly style. Benson aimed to evoke the wild, untamed nature of the apes while adhering to the fantasy aesthetic established by early Magic sets. Like many commons from the mid-90s, the card was received as a functional, if modest, addition to the green color identity, often cited by collectors today as a nostalgic example of the game’s formative art direction.
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