Ironclaw Orcs
~$0.10 low · ~$36.99 high
Red. Creature — Orc
Fifth Edition #245 · Illustrated by Anson Maddocks
Fifth Edition #245 · Illustrated by Anson MaddocksWhat is Ironclaw Orcs worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
This creature can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.
2/2
Generations of genetic weeding have given rise to the deviously cowardly Ironclaw clan. To say that Orcs in general are vicious, depraved, and ignoble does not do justice to the Ironclaw.
Format legality
All 15 printings of Ironclaw Orcs
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 30th Anniversary Edition 30a #155· 2022Not tournament legalcommon· Cardmarket €0.49 | common | $0.50 | €0.49 | |
 30th Anniversary Edition 30a #452· 2022Not tournament legalRetro Framecommon· Cardmarket €8.84 | common | $5.59 | €8.84 | |
 World Championship Decks 1998 wc98 #br245· 1998Not tournament legalcommon· Cardmarket €0.42 | common | $0.45 | €0.42 | |
 Fifth Edition 5ed #245· 1997common· Cardmarket €0.17 | common | $0.10 | €0.17 | |
 Introductory Two-Player Set itp #34· 1996common· Cardmarket €0.16 | common | — | €0.16 | |
 Rivals Quick Start Set rqs #33· 1996common | common | — | — | |
 Renaissance ren #91· 1995Frenchcommon· Cardmarket €0.12 | common | $1.58 | €0.12 | |
 Rinascimento rin #82· 1995Italiancommon· Cardmarket €0.23 | common | $3.96 | €0.23 | |
No image yet Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border 4bb #206· 1995Spanishcommon· Cardmarket €0.53 | common | $1.84 | €0.53 | |
 Fourth Edition 4ed #206· 1995common· Cardmarket €0.06 | common | $0.17 | €0.06 | |
 Collectors' Edition ced #160· 1993Not tournament legalcommon· Cardmarket €2.20 | common | $2.75 | €2.20 | |
 Intl. Collectors' Edition cei #160· 1993Not tournament legalcommon· Cardmarket €2.22 | common | — | €2.22 | |
 Unlimited Edition 2ed #160· 1993common· Cardmarket €1.27 | common | $1.27 | €1.27 | |
 Limited Edition Beta leb #160· 1993common· Cardmarket €10.86 | common | $12.14 | €10.86 | |
 Limited Edition Alpha lea #159· 1993common· Cardmarket €28.15 | common | $36.99 | €28.15 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1993
- Printings
- 15
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #31,246 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Fifth Edition card (#245).
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 Ironclaw Orcs, read from the Fifth Edition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Ironclaw Orcs. 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. Orc is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- 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 Anson Maddocks. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Fifth Edition has no set symbol: core sets before Sixth Edition had none.
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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