Rancorous Archaic
Secrets of Strixhaven 2 • common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Loïc Canavaggia
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Reach, trample
Converge — This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.
As the giant shadow loomed, the Forum of Amity fell silent for the first time in its history.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rancorous Archaic was released as part of the Secrets of Strixhaven expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set, which debuted in 2021, centers on the eponymous magical university, a plane-spanning institution dedicated to the study of five distinct disciplines of magic. The card represents the scholarly, combat-oriented nature of the institution, drawing on the set's broader themes of academic competition and arcane research.
The visual direction for the Secrets of Strixhaven set was spearheaded by Wizards of the Coast’s internal art department, aiming for a collegiate aesthetic that blended high-fantasy magic with classic ivory-tower intellectualism. The illustration for Rancorous Archaic serves as an example of the set's emphasis on stylized creature design, intended to convey both the physical presence of the entity and the specific color identity associated with its mechanical function within the game’s framework.
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