Orcish Veteran
Fallen Empires 62a • common
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Collector number
- 62a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
This creature can't block white creatures with power 2 or greater.
red mana: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Orcs are not exactly known for their valor—although most Orcs have seen countless battles, only a handful have actually fought in them.
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 1994 as part of the Fallen Empires expansion for Magic: The Gathering, the Orcish Veteran was designed to reflect the set's thematic focus on the desperate, decaying state of the Sarpadian continent. As a card that mechanicaly incentivized aggressive play through its ability to sacrifice other creatures, it served as an example of the set's common-rarity design philosophy, which frequently featured 'downside' mechanics tied to tribal flavor.
The artwork for this specific iteration, collector number 62a, was illustrated by Susan Van Camp. Her contribution helped define the gritty, earthy aesthetic of the era’s card art, utilizing a distinct illustrative style that emphasized the brutal nature of the Orcish factions. Upon its release, the card was widely distributed among players as a common, cementing its place in the lore of the era as a quintessential piece of the mid-nineties Magic: The Gathering experience.
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