Battering Wurm
Guildpact 79 • uncommon
- Set
- Guildpact
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Darrell Riche
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Battering Wurm was released in the Guildpact expansion in 2006, the second set in the Ravnica block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set focused on three of the ten Ravnica guilds, with the card featuring the Gruul Clans, a faction defined by their aggressive, anti-civilization philosophy. Mechanically, the card was designed to embody the Gruul's 'bloodthirst' keyword, which granted the creature a permanent power boost if an opponent had already taken damage during the turn.
The artwork for the card was commissioned from illustrator Dan Dos Santos. Known for his work in fantasy book covers, Dos Santos aimed to capture the raw, relentless ferocity of the Wurm, emphasizing the creature's immense scale and destructive momentum. Within the competitive landscape of the time, the card was viewed as a solid mid-tier inclusion for green-based aggressive decks, praised for its ability to dominate the board if played at the opportune moment.
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