Giant Cockroach
Ninth Edition 133 • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 133
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Toren had stepped on a lot of bugs during his life, so he couldn't help feeling embarrassed when a bug stepped on him.
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
Giant Cockroach was released in 2005 as part of the Ninth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. Core sets of this era were designed to function as an entry point for new players, featuring a mix of reprints from previous expansions that established the baseline mechanics and thematic foundations of the game. The card serves as a quintessential 'vanilla' creature, providing a straightforward, cost-effective body that helped define the common rarity tier in Limited play environments.
The artwork for this iteration was illustrated by Greg Staples, who contributed extensively to the visual identity of Magic during the mid-2000s. Staples opted for a grounded, visceral aesthetic, emphasizing the grotesque and rugged nature of the insect to align with the game's creature-type-specific design philosophy. Upon release, the card was received as a standard utility piece, prized for its reliability in aggressive Green decks rather than for mechanical complexity.
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