Magic: The Gathering

Kird Ape

Beatdown Box Set 39 • common

Set: Beatdown Box Set
Collector number: 39
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Ken Meyer, Jr.
Market price: $0.42

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$0.42market price via TCGplayer · Aug 17, 2026$0.37 – $0.42 over the tracked period

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What it does

This creature gets +1/+2 as long as you control a Forest.

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StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

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Kird Ape was originally released in the Arabian Nights expansion in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to highlight the efficiency of aggressive red-green creature strategies. The card became a staple of early competitive play due to its ability to become a 2/3 creature for a single mana, provided the player controlled a Forest, making it a definitive example of early Magic: The Gathering power creep and aggressive design philosophy.

The version included in the Beatdown Box Set, released in 2000, features the iconic artwork by Ken Meyer, Jr. The illustration captures the primal, aggressive nature of the creature, fitting the aesthetic of the era’s fantasy art. While it was a common card, its reprint in this boxed set was intended to provide players with accessible, reliable staples for constructed play, cementing its legacy as one of the most recognizable aggressive creatures in the game's history.

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