Magic: The Gathering

Buried Ogre

Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021 36 • rare

Set: Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2021
Collector number: 36
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 1 generic mana black mana black mana black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Dave Geyer
Market price: $0.23

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Market

What it's worth

$0.23market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$0.16 – $0.24 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

The Buried Ogre is a rare card from the playtest series, a collection prized for its experimental nature and inclusion of mechanics that were never meant for standard play. Its presence in your collection highlights the niche, exploratory history of these specific promotional cards, making it a unique piece for those interested in the evolving design language of the game.

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Card face

What it does

You may begin the game with Buried Ogre in your graveyard. If you do, you lose 1 life.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyNot legal
VintageNot legal
CommanderNot legal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerNot legal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Buried Ogre was released in 2021 as part of the Mystery Booster Playtest Cards, a unique series of cards inserted into the Mystery Booster set. These cards were designed by Wizards of the Coast developers as experimental, 'un-set' style mechanics and conceptual prototypes that were not intended for standard competitive play, but rather to showcase the exploratory design space of Magic: The Gathering.

The design of the playtest cards is intentionally utilitarian and minimalist, featuring a distinct 'playtest' aesthetic with white borders, placeholder-style text, and handwritten-style art credits. By stripping away the final polish of a typical card, the developers intended to highlight the raw mechanical interaction of the design. The Buried Ogre specifically reflects the team's penchant for playing with graveyard interactions and high-variance outcomes common in early-stage design sessions.

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Other printings

Every version of this card

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Buried OgreMystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 · #36 · rare · 2019$0.97

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About

About Buried Ogre

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