Kuro's Taken
Saviors of Kamigawa 79 • common
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Puddnhead
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
1 generic mana black mana: Regenerate this creature.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Kuro's Taken was released in 2005 as part of the Saviors of Kamigawa set, the concluding chapter of the original Kamigawa block for Magic: The Gathering. Drawing deep inspiration from Japanese folklore and Shinto mythology, the set focused on the conflict between the mortal realm and the spirit world. The card depicts a follower of the legendary demon Kuro, reflecting the set's central theme of corruption and the lingering influence of powerful entities over the mortal inhabitants of Kamigawa.
The card's striking illustration was provided by the artist Puddnhead, whose work is known for its distinct, often textured approach to fantasy character design. In this piece, the artist aimed to capture the unsettling nature of a spirit-bound servant, utilizing a muted, eerie color palette to emphasize the creature's spectral origin. Like many commons from this era, it was designed primarily to serve as a functional piece in Limited environments, providing players with a recurring threat that tied into the set's emphasis on graveyard interactions.
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