Dirge Bat
Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths 84 • rare
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Collector number
- 84
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Paul Scott Canavan
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Mutate 4 generic mana black mana black mana (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
Flash
Flying
Whenever this creature mutates, destroy target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Dirge Bat was released in 2020 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths. The set was centered around the theme of giant monsters and featured a unique mechanic called mutate, which allowed players to stack creatures on top of one another to create more powerful hybrid entities. Designed as a common-rarity creature, the Dirge Bat was intended to support the black-aligned strategies of the set, utilizing its flying ability and mutate trigger to provide a recurring removal effect that could shift the momentum of a limited game.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Andrey Kuzinskiy, who leaned into the dark, predatory aesthetic of Ikoria's bestiary. The design process focused on translating the grotesque, evolving nature of the plane's monsters into a card that felt physically imposing on the battlefield. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional and reliable inclusion for players drafting the set, praised for its efficiency in balancing utility and combat presence within the context of the mutate mechanic.
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