Savage Gorilla
Apocalypse 85 • common
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Collector number
- 85
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Dave Dorman
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
blue mana black mana, tap, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. Draw a card.
These omnivorous gorillas have no qualms about a diet composed of equal parts fruit and Phyrexians.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Savage Gorilla was released in 2003 as part of the Apocalypse expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was designed to conclude the Invasion block, a major narrative arc centered on the conflict between the plane of Dominaria and the invading Phyrexians. As a common creature card, it was intended to populate the draft environment, providing players with a straightforward, aggressive green card that fit the set's themes of mechanical adaptation and high-stakes survival.
The artwork for the card was provided by Dave Dorman, a renowned illustrator widely celebrated for his work in the Star Wars universe and his mastery of oil painting. Dorman’s design for the Savage Gorilla leans into the gritty, desperate aesthetic of the Apocalypse setting, utilizing dramatic lighting and textured brushwork to emphasize the creature's ferocity. The card was well-received by players for its thematic consistency with the set's apocalyptic lore and remains a recognizable piece of early 2000s fantasy card art.
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