Possessed Barbarian
Torment 111 • rare
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 111
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
First strike
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1, is black, and has "2 generic mana black mana, tap: Destroy target red creature."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Possessed Barbarian was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to focus heavily on the color black, emphasizing themes of sacrifice, graveyard interaction, and the corruption of forces from other colors. This card specifically depicts a Barbarian overcome by the set's central thematic influence, reflecting the expansion's narrative arc where the plane of Otaria is consumed by a looming, dark magical presence.
The artwork was illustrated by John Howe, a renowned artist best known for his atmospheric contributions to J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium. Howe’s design for the creature aimed to capture the visceral, frantic nature of a warrior losing their sense of self to supernatural corruption. Upon release, the card was noted for its distinct aesthetic, which departed from the more traditional fantasy tropes of the time to lean into the grittier, more transformative visual language established for the Torment set.
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