Putrid Leech
Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari 53 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari
- Collector number
- 53
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Dave Allsop
- Market price
- $0.10
What it does
Pay 2 life: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
It reacted to Naya's overabundant food supply by growing additional mouths.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Putrid Leech was originally introduced in the Alara Reborn expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2009. It was designed as a powerful two-mana creature for the Golgari color combination, reflecting the set's focus on multicolored cards. The creature embodies the theme of decay and sacrifice, allowing players to pay life to temporarily increase its power and toughness, a mechanic that highlights the risks inherent in black and green gameplay strategies.
The version included in the Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari set, released in 2012, features updated card frame styling consistent with the modern era of the game. The original illustration by Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai depicts the organism with a visceral, grotesque aesthetic, effectively capturing the fungal and parasitic nature of the Golgari Swarm. The card was well-received by players for its efficiency in aggressive deck archetypes during its initial release and remained a staple of early Modern format play for years.
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