War Elephant
Arabian Nights 11 • common
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Collector number
- 11
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Kristen Bishop
- Market price
- $5.55
What it does
Trample; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
"When elephants fight it is the grass that suffers." —Kikuyu Proverb
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
The War Elephant card was released in 1993 as part of Arabian Nights, the first expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast, the set was inspired by the themes and folklore of the One Thousand and One Nights. It was designed to capture a distinct Middle Eastern aesthetic, introducing mechanics and flavor that separated it from the high-fantasy tropes of the base game.
The artwork for War Elephant was created by illustrator Anson Maddocks, who was one of the original artists commissioned for the early days of Magic. His style, characterized by a gritty and grounded approach, sought to bring the sheer scale and intimidating presence of the creature to the tabletop. Upon release, the card was received as a straightforward white creature, serving as a functional piece of the set's unique historical and mythological tapestry.
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