Orcish Mechanics
Antiquities 27 • common
- Set
- Antiquities
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.40
What it does
tap, Sacrifice an artifact: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.
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
Released in March 1994, Orcish Mechanics is a card from the Antiquities expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Antiquities was the game's second expansion set, notable for being the first themed set, focusing heavily on artifacts and the lore of the Brothers' War. The expansion was designed to introduce deeper mechanical complexity to the game, moving beyond the base mechanics of Alpha and Beta.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, who contributed significantly to the aesthetic of early Magic: The Gathering. Frazier’s design for the Orcish Mechanics, like much of his work from the era, emphasizes a gritty, fantasy-focused interpretation of the game's creatures. While the card is often cited by players for its niche utility in artifact-heavy decks, it remains a nostalgic artifact of the game's formative years in the mid-1990s.
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