Oros, the Avenger
Planar Chaos 161 • rare
- Set
- Planar Chaos
- Collector number
- 161
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana white mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red · White
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $0.70
What it does
Flying
Whenever Oros deals combat damage to a player, you may pay 2 generic mana white mana. If you do, Oros deals 3 damage to each nonwhite creature.
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
Oros, the Avenger was introduced in the 2007 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Planar Chaos. This set was unique for its 'timeshifted' theme, which explored an alternate reality where the color pie—the fundamental philosophy of the game's magic system—was rearranged. As a cycle of legendary dragons, Oros and its kin were designed to reimagine established archetypes by shifting them into color combinations that felt conceptually familiar yet mechanically distinct from previous iterations.
The card features artwork by illustrator Greg Staples, who was tasked with visualizing a dragon that embodied the aggressive, destructive nature of Red, White, and Black mana. Staples opted for a visceral, high-contrast aesthetic that emphasizes the creature's predatory silhouette and elemental fury. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its impact in Commander and casual formats, where its ability to board-wipe opponents' creatures while remaining a sturdy threat made it a standout representative of the set's experimental design philosophy.
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