Putrid Imp
Torment 77 • common
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 77
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $1.85
What it does
Discard a card: This creature gains flying until end of turn.
Threshold — As long as there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and can't block.
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
Putrid Imp was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was famously designed to focus on the color black, shifting the balance of power to highlight graveyard-based mechanics and resource sacrifice. As a common card in this set, it was intended to provide a low-cost, repeatable discard outlet for players looking to enable synergy with graveyard recursion strategies.
The card features artwork by Eric Peterson, who leaned into the dark, grotesque aesthetic that defined the visual identity of the Torment set. Peterson’s illustration depicts the creature as a gnarled, decaying winged entity, perfectly matching the card's function as a sacrificial pawn. Upon release, it became a staple in various budget deck builds and limited formats, earning a reputation among players as an efficient utility creature for its ability to discard cards at will.
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