Pit Scorpion
Fourth Edition 153 • common
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 153
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
Sometimes the smallest nuisance can be the greatest pain.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Pit Scorpion was originally released in the 1994 Alpha set and later featured in the Fourth Edition of Magic: The Gathering, which was released in 1995. As a common-rarity creature card, it was designed as a fundamental element of early black-mana decks, embodying the game's focus on poison and attrition-based combat. Its presence in the core sets provided new players with accessible mechanics while maintaining the dark, thematic aesthetic characteristic of the game's formative years.
The artwork for the Pit Scorpion is credited to Melissa A. Benson, a prominent illustrator during the game's early development. Benson’s illustration style focused on the grotesque and the visceral, aiming to evoke a sense of danger through the scorpion's menacing posture. The design was well-received by early players for its clear visual language and its alignment with the gritty, high-fantasy tone that defined the original aesthetic of the trading card game.
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