Barbary Apes
~$1.18 TCGplayer
Green. Creature — Ape
Legends #176 · Illustrated by Bryon Wackwitz
Legends #176 · Illustrated by Bryon WackwitzWhat is Barbary Apes worth?
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Oracle text
2/2
Unpredictable in the extreme, these carnivorous apes will prey even upon their own kind.
Format legality
The only printing of Barbary Apes
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Legends leg #176· 1994common· Cardmarket €1.91 | common | $1.18 | €1.91 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #20,839 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Legends card (#176).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Barbary Apes, read from the Legends printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Barbary Apes. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Ape is the subtype, after the dash.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Bryon Wackwitz. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Legends. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Bryon Wackwitz, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- A © mark printed with the artist's name. These early cards have no separate copyright line.
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