Kessig Recluse
Dark Ascension 121 • common
- Set
- Dark Ascension
- Collector number
- 121
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Its silk is highly prized, but then again, so is your life.
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
Kessig Recluse was released in 2012 as part of the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the grim, gothic horror themes of the plane of Innistrad, focusing on the human population's struggle against overwhelming supernatural forces. The card itself represents the dangerous, mutated wildlife found within the Kessig province, capturing the set's central motif of survival against an encroaching darkness.
The card’s illustration was provided by artist Volkan Baga, who utilized a dark, atmospheric color palette to highlight the creature's menacing, spider-like anatomy. Baga's work during this period was well-regarded for bringing a grounded, painterly depth to the game's creatures, and the Recluse was received as a functional, flavorful addition to the set’s limited environment, effectively utilizing the reach mechanic to reinforce the theme of trapping prey.
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