Bog Raiders
Portal 82 • common
- Set
- Portal
- Collector number
- 82
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Steve Luke
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Those who live amid decay must expect scavengers.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Bog Raiders was released in 1997 as part of the Portal set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was designed specifically to serve as an entry point for new players, utilizing a simplified ruleset that removed complex mechanics and interrupt windows found in the base game. The card serves as a creature unit, reflecting the dark, swamp-themed aesthetics common to the black mana color alignment within the game's expansive fantasy lore.
The illustration for this card was created by artist Quinton Hoover, a prolific contributor during the game's early years. Hoover was known for his distinctive, painterly style that emphasized character expression and atmosphere. In this piece, he depicted the swamp-dwelling raiders with an ominous quality that fit the grim tone of the Portal setting, successfully bridging the gap between functional game utility and the immersive narrative world-building that defined the Wizards of the Coast aesthetic at the time.
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