Runeclaw Bear
Magic 2012 193 • common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 193
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
The only honey it wants is the sweet nectar flowing through your veins.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Runeclaw Bear was introduced in the Magic 2012 core set as a functional reprint of Grizzly Bears, a card that has served as a fundamental baseline for creature power and toughness since the game's inception in 1993. The card was designed to provide a simple, illustrative example of a two-mana creature in the green color identity, maintaining the tradition of 'vanilla' creatures—those without complex abilities—that help teach new players the core combat mechanics of Magic: The Gathering.
The artwork for this version was commissioned from artist Kev Walker, who opted for a more aggressive, fantasy-driven aesthetic compared to earlier iterations. By emphasizing the creature's formidable claws and primal stance, the design aimed to capture the essence of a woodland predator within the game's high-fantasy setting. It was received as a standard utility inclusion in the set, appreciated by long-time players for its nostalgic design and by newcomers as an intuitive introduction to deck-building fundamentals.
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