Bog Initiate
Invasion 95 • common
- Set
- Invasion
- Collector number
- 95
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
1 generic mana: Add black mana.
"Urborg's magic is strong. Did Urza send you to protect us or to protect against us?"— Urborg witch, to Barrin
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
Bog Initiate was released as part of the Invasion expansion set for Magic: The Gathering in October 2000. The set was designed to be the first chapter of a story-driven block centered on the plane of Dominaria, which was then undergoing a massive multiversal invasion. Mechanically, the card was intended to provide utility for black-aligned decks, allowing players to manipulate mana by converting generic mana into black mana to activate specific abilities or pay costs.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the game's most iconic early illustrators. His depiction of the initiate captures the grim, gothic aesthetic common to the set's portrayal of black-aligned creatures during this era. While the card is a common-rarity utility piece, its presence in Invasion helped define the environment's focus on color-specific mechanics and the intricate lore of the Phyrexians' assault on Dominaria.
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