Putrid Raptor
Scourge 71 • uncommon
- Set
- Scourge
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Morph—Discard a Zombie card. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3 generic mana. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
It eagerly gobbles up bits of its own rotting flesh as they fall to the swampy ground.
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
The Putrid Raptor was released in 2003 as part of the Scourge expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set in the conclusion of the Onslaught block, the expansion focused on the desperate conflict between the Krosa-mutated life forms and the invaders of the plane of Otaria. The card was designed as a common creature to facilitate the block's recurring 'morph' mechanic, which allowed players to cast creatures face-down as 2/2s before revealing them for a lower cost later.
The artwork was provided by the fantasy illustrator Greg Staples, who contributed extensively to the game during this era. His design for the Putrid Raptor emphasizes the grotesque, swamp-dwelling aesthetic characteristic of the set's cycle of undead beasts. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if unremarkable, utility piece for Limited play, lauded primarily for its efficiency in decks designed to leverage the graveyard and the unique tactical flexibility of the morph ability.
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