Ogre Recluse
Betrayers of Kamigawa 113 • uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 113
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Jim Murray
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Whenever a player casts a spell, tap this creature.
"Those ogres who did not embrace oni worship were cast out, cursed, and forced into hermitage, waiting for the day the oni would come for them."— *The History of Kamigawa*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ogre Recluse was released in 2005 as part of the Betrayers of Kamigawa set for Magic: The Gathering. This set focused on the conflict between the mortals and spirits of the Kamigawa plane, a setting heavily inspired by Japanese mythology and folklore. As an Ogre, the creature reflects the brutal and antagonistic role the ogre tribes played during the war depicted in the expansion's narrative.
The card illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, whose work is known for a gritty, textured aesthetic that often leans into the grotesque. In designing the Ogre Recluse, Critchlow emphasized the creature's isolation and physical bulk, utilizing a color palette that fits the dark, brooding atmosphere of the Kamigawa block. Upon release, the card was viewed as a functional piece of the set's Limited environment, valued for its ability to provide a significant threat at a lower mana cost, despite the drawback of not untapping normally.
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