Taunting Elf
Onslaught 290 • common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 290
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
All creatures able to block this creature do so.
The safety of the village depends on the beast thinking with its stomach.
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
Taunting Elf was released in the Onslaught expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2002. It was designed as a strategic utility creature for green decks, specifically intended to manipulate combat mechanics by forcing all opposing creatures to block it. This card mechanic serves as a classic example of green's role in the color pie, leveraging low-power creatures to open pathways for more dangerous threats or to trigger beneficial combat effects.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, who provided a whimsical yet pointed illustration that perfectly captures the character's provocative nature. Within the context of the Onslaught set, which focused heavily on tribal themes and creature-based gameplay, Taunting Elf became a staple for players looking to break through board stalls. Its reception was defined by its efficiency as a one-mana cost creature that could drastically alter the outcome of an attack phase.
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