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
- $0.19
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 expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused on the Japanese-inspired Kamigawa plane, exploring themes of spirits and the afterlife. This card specifically depicts a follower of the legendary demon Kuro, reflecting the set's darker aesthetic and the recurring mechanic where players sacrificed life to fuel powerful, demonic abilities.
The artwork was illustrated by Dave Dorman, a renowned artist known for his signature painterly style often seen in science fiction and fantasy properties. Dorman's design for this card emphasized the grim, spectral nature of the Kamigawa spirits, utilizing deep shadows and a moody color palette to convey the creature's sinister role within the set's narrative architecture. Upon its debut, the card was viewed primarily as a functional addition to black-aligned decks, noted for its resilience on the battlefield.
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