Orcish Farmer
Fifth Edition 256 • common
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 256
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
tap: Target land becomes a Swamp until its controller's next untap step.
There is no natural disaster quite like orcish farming.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Orcish Farmer was first introduced in the Fallen Empires expansion in 1994, later appearing in the Fifth Edition core set with collector number 256. This card emerged during a period when Magic: The Gathering was experimenting with thematic tribal synergies and resource-denial mechanics, reflecting the chaotic and aggressive nature of the Orc creature type within the game's lore.
The artwork for this particular printing was illustrated by Dan Frazier, a prominent early contributor to the game's visual identity. Frazier's design choices aimed to capture the visceral, rugged aesthetic characteristic of the era's fantasy art, emphasizing the gruff and unpredictable nature of Orcish labor through a distinct, hand-painted style that helped define the early visual language of the trading card game.
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