Scarecrow
The Dark 108 • uncommon
- Set
- The Dark
- Collector number
- 108
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $1.21
What it does
6 generic mana, tap: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by creatures with flying.
There was more malice in its button eyes than should have been possible in something that had never known life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in 1994 as part of The Dark, the fifth expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, the Scarecrow represents the thematic shift toward darker, folklore-inspired aesthetics that defined this era of the game. Wizards of the Coast designed this set to explore gothic horror tropes, moving away from high-fantasy archetypes to embrace more haunting, atmospheric imagery that reflected the growing sophistication of the player base.
The card’s illustration was crafted by Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists instrumental in defining the visual identity of early Magic: The Gathering. Maddocks utilized his signature style—characterized by gritty, unsettling ink work and distorted forms—to capture the eerie, rustic menace of a sentient effigy. Upon release, the card was received as a niche utility creature, praised by players for its thematic consistency with the set's somber tone and its unique role in the evolving mechanics of the game’s first few years.
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