Menacing Ogre
Planechase 59 • rare
- Set
- Planechase
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Ron Spencer
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Trample, haste
When this creature enters, each player secretly chooses a number. Then those numbers are revealed. Each player with the highest number loses that much life. If you are one of those players, put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Menacing Ogre was released in 2009 as part of the inaugural Planechase set, a supplement to Magic: The Gathering designed to introduce planar travel mechanics to the game. The card belongs to the Elemental Thunder deck, which emphasizes the high-power, high-risk nature of red-aligned creatures.
The card was illustrated by Dave Kendall, who utilized a dark, visceral aesthetic consistent with the gritty tone of the set. Its design centers on a coin-flipping mechanic that mimics the impulsive and destructive nature of an ogre, forcing players to commit resources in a gamble that reflects the chaotic philosophy of the creature type within the game's lore.
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