Bear Cub
Portal Second Age 123 • common
- Set
- Portal Second Age
- Collector number
- 123
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $2.15
What it does
Every little cub has its mother's teeth to guard it.— Elvish saying
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bear Cub was released in 1998 as part of the Portal Second Age set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed specifically to introduce new players to the game by simplifying complex mechanics and removing the need for interrupt cards, focusing instead on a straightforward, creature-based combat experience that prioritized ease of learning over competitive complexity.
The card features an illustration by Pete Venters, a prolific artist who contributed a vast amount of artwork to the game throughout the 1990s and 2000s. His depiction of the bear cub was created to fit the set's aesthetic, which moved away from the more abstract or grim fantasy themes of earlier sets toward a clearer, more illustrative style intended to make the game’s board state easily readable for beginners.
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