Horned Troll
Eighth Edition 257 • common
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 257
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
green mana: Regenerate this creature.
Sword hilts jut from some trolls' bodies where wounds healed so fast that the weapons were trapped inside.
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
The Horned Troll debuted in the Eighth Edition of the Magic: The Gathering core set, released in 2003. This set was a significant milestone for Wizards of the Coast, as it marked the first time the game featured the modern card face design with a new, updated frame layout. The set was curated as a foundational collection intended to introduce new players to the game while maintaining a balanced environment for established participants, pulling many cards from previous expansions to create a cohesive, accessible pool of creatures and spells.
The card artwork was illustrated by Pete Venters, a prolific artist who contributed a vast amount of material to Magic: The Gathering throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Venters focused on depicting the classic fantasy aesthetic of the troll, emphasizing the creature's regenerating nature through a rugged, earthy color palette and a stoic posture. In the context of the game's mechanics at the time, the card was designed as a sturdy, mid-range green creature that offered players reliable board presence and the ability to recover from damage, fitting into the thematic role of trolls as resilient, regenerating obstacles.
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