The Infamous Cruelclaw
Bloomburrow 219 • mythic
- Set
- Bloomburrow
- Collector number
- 219
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Christina Kraus
- Market price
- $1.62
What it does
Menace
Whenever The Infamous Cruelclaw deals combat damage to a player, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card by discarding a card rather than paying its mana cost.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Infamous Cruelclaw is a rare artifact card introduced in the 2024 Magic: The Gathering expansion set, Bloomburrow. The set is notable for its anthropomorphic woodland creature theme, departing from the game's typical high-fantasy aesthetics to focus on a pastoral, fable-inspired world. Mechanically, the card serves as a representative of the 'red-black' color identity, often associated in the game with aggressive and chaotic strategies, fitting the theme of a predatory creature within the small-scale, whimsical landscape of the set.
The card’s design features art by illustrator Marta Nael, who contributed to the set's signature storybook aesthetic. The visual direction for Bloomburrow emphasizes a softer, painterly style that contrasts with the predatory nature of the creature depicted, highlighting the tension between the cute appearance of the plane's inhabitants and the genuine dangers they face. Upon release, the card gained attention in competitive formats for its ability to enable high-impact plays by casting spells directly from the deck, cementing its place as a desirable card for collectors and players focused on synergy-based deck building.
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