Gray Ogre
Limited Edition Alpha 156 • common
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 156
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $23.28
What it does
The Ogre philosopher Gnerdel believed the purpose of life was to live as high on the food chain as possible. She refused to eat vegetarians, and preferred to live entirely on creatures that preyed on sentient beings.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Gray Ogre was printed in the Limited Edition Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, released in August 1993 as the game's inaugural printing. Created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the game emerged from a desire to combine the depth of hobby gaming with the accessibility of trading cards. The Alpha set introduced the foundational mechanics of mana, creatures, and spells that would go on to define the trading card game genre.
The card's illustration was crafted by artist Dameon Willich, who contributed a variety of creature designs for the early sets. In the context of the game's initial release, the Gray Ogre served as a standard 'vanilla' creature, designed to help new players understand the basic combat statistics of power and toughness. While modest in its gameplay impact, the card remains a notable artifact of the game's early aesthetic and the collaborative effort of the original group of artists who established the visual identity of the multiverse.
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