Ghazbán Ogre

Ghazbán Ogre was originally released in the 1994 Arabian Nights expansion for Magic: The Gathering, the game's first-ever expansion set. Designed by Richard Garfield, the set drew heavily from themes and aesthetics inspired by The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. This specific card was later reprinted in the 1995 Chronicles set as part of an effort by Wizards of the Coast to make popular, older cards more accessible to a growing player base.

The card's artwork, illustrated by Quinton Hoover, reflects the fantastical and often perilous nature of the Arabian Nights lore. The mechanics of the Ogre—an aggressive, low-cost creature that relies on a coin flip or specific controller life totals—exemplified the high-risk, high-reward design philosophy prevalent in the game's earliest iterations. While the Chronicles printing was controversial among original collectors due to its impact on the secondary market value of Arabian Nights cards, it remains a notable piece of Magic history for its role in the game's transition from a niche hobby to a mass-market phenomenon.