Wild Mongrel
World Championship Decks 2002 shh283 • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2002
- Collector number
- shh283
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Discard a card: This creature gets +1/+1 and becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.
It teaches you to play dead.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wild Mongrel was originally released as part of the Odyssey set in 2001, quickly becoming one of the most influential green creatures in Magic: The Gathering history. This specific version originates from the 2002 World Championship Decks, a product line designed to allow players to play with exact replicas of the decks used by professional competitors during the tournament season. The card features the signature of the professional player who included it in their deck list, serving as a commemorative snapshot of high-level competitive play during that era.
The art was illustrated by Matt Cavotta, who designed the creature to embody the frantic and adaptable nature of the card's mechanics. Its ability to change its color and increase its power by discarding cards from a player's hand made it a staple of aggressive strategies, specifically the 'UG Madness' archetype. Within the context of the 2002 World Championship Decks, this card represents the era's focus on graveyard interaction and resource management, reflecting the strategic evolution of the game at the turn of the millennium.
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