Ravenous Baloth
Onslaught 278 • rare
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 278
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $14.27
What it does
Sacrifice a Beast: You gain 4 life.
"All we know about the Krosan Forest we have learned from those few who made it out alive."— Elvish refugee
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ravenous Baloth was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Created during a period when the game was heavily emphasizing the creature-heavy tribal themes of the Onslaught block, the card was designed to be a quintessential midrange stabilizer. It served as a powerful tool for green decks, offering both a formidable body and a life-gain ability that helped players recover from aggressive early-game pressure.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Christopher Rush, a legendary figure in the game's early aesthetic development. Rush employed his signature style to depict the beast as a towering, primal force, successfully capturing the sense of scale and ferocity that the card's mechanical effects required. Upon its release, it became a staple in tournament play, widely regarded by players as one of the most efficient and reliable creatures available in the Standard format of the era.
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