Magic: The Gathering

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: $0.08

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$0.08market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.08 – $0.10 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a creature from the Fourth Edition, this card reflects the enduring foundation of a long-running gaming series. While it is classified as a common, its presence in early sets offers a meaningful glimpse into the foundational designs that have shaped the hobby for years.

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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.

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

The Pit Scorpion was originally introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the game's foundational creature mechanics. By the time it appeared in the Fourth Edition in 1995, the card served as a staple common, helping to populate the low-cost creature slots for black-aligned decks. Its inclusion in this set marked the transition of the game into a more widely accessible format, maintaining the original, often visceral aesthetic of early fantasy illustration.

The artwork for this iteration was rendered by Scott Kirschner, whose contributions to early Magic are characterized by a raw, gritty style typical of the mid-nineties aesthetic. Kirschner focused on a direct, menacing portrayal of the creature, emphasizing the threat of its venomous sting. The illustration was designed to clearly communicate the card's function as a low-cost, aggressive threat, and it remains a recognizable example of the game’s formative visual identity during its rapid expansion period.

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