Orcish Captain
Fallen Empires 60 • uncommon
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
1 generic mana: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, target Orc creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. If you lose the flip, it gets -0/-2 until end of turn.
There's a chance to win every battle.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in November 1994 as part of the Fallen Empires expansion for Magic: The Gathering, the Orcish Captain reflects the set's thematic focus on the desperate, decaying civilizations of Dominaria. This mid-game expansion was designed to introduce deeper tribal synergies and more complex board states, responding to the rapid growth of the game following its initial success in 1993. The set is noted for its dark, gritty art style and its departure from the high-fantasy tropes of earlier releases, emphasizing the internecine warfare of various factions, including the Orcs of Sarpadia.
The card features an illustration by Dan Frazier, a foundational artist for the game whose work defined much of the early visual identity of Magic. Frazier employed a visceral, textured approach to depict the Orcish Captain, aiming to convey the brutal and chaotic nature of the creature. While the card is often remembered for its mechanical quirk—a coin-flip ability that relies on chance—it serves as a quintessential example of the experimental design philosophy prevalent during Wizards of the Coast's first year of rapid expansion.
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