Troll Ascetic
Tenth Edition 305★ • rare
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 305★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Puddnhead
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
1 generic mana green mana: Regenerate this creature.
It's no coincidence that the oldest trolls are also the angriest.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Troll Ascetic was first introduced in the 2003 Mirrodin expansion, marking a significant entry for green creatures in Magic: The Gathering. Its design aimed to provide a robust, resilient threat that could evade targeted removal, reflecting the card's theme of a solitary, difficult-to-track troll. The Tenth Edition printing, released in 2007, featured new artwork by Christopher Rush, who updated the character to fit the aesthetic standards of the core set while maintaining the creature's established gameplay role as a difficult-to-answer hexproof-style threat.
The card is widely recognized for its mechanics, specifically its ability to regenerate at a low mana cost, which made it a staple in various formats throughout its lifespan in the core set. The Tenth Edition version holds a distinct place in the collection due to its inclusion of the star symbol, indicating it was part of a promotional foil release. It remains a classic example of the 'hard-to-kill' creature archetype that defined the mid-2000s era of the game's creature power creep.
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