Slate Street Ruffian
Gatecrash 78 • common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jim Murray
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.
"Merciless to the point of psychosis. Let's give him a job."— Zelinas, Orzhov recruiter
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
Slate Street Ruffian was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the cityscape plane of Ravnica, the card depicts a member of the Gruul Clans, a faction defined by their chaotic, anti-civilization philosophy. It was designed to function as a common-rarity creature that emphasized the aggressive red-aligned gameplay characteristic of the set.
The illustration was created by artist Dan Scott, who focused on capturing the rugged and impulsive nature of the Gruul guilds. By depicting the Ruffian in the midst of the urban decay of Ravnica, Scott intended to highlight the tension between the plane's structured districts and the destructive influence of the wild-natured clans. The card is remembered primarily as a functional utility piece within the limited draft environment of the era.
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