Orcish Conscripts
~$0.11 low · ~$0.17 high
Red. Creature — Orc
Fifth Edition #255 · Illustrated by Douglas Shuler
Fifth Edition #255 · Illustrated by Douglas ShulerWhat is Orcish Conscripts worth?
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Oracle text
This creature can't attack unless at least two other creatures attack.
This creature can't block unless at least two other creatures block.
2/2
Format legality
All 2 printings of Orcish Conscripts
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fifth Edition 5ed #255· 1997common· Cardmarket €0.07 | common | $0.11 | €0.07 | |
 Ice Age ice #206· 1995common· Cardmarket €0.20 | common | $0.17 | €0.20 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1995
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #30,847 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Fifth Edition card (#255).
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 Orcish Conscripts, read from the Fifth Edition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Orcish Conscripts. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 1: 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.
- Power / toughness
- 2/2: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Douglas Shuler. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Fifth Edition has no set symbol: core sets before Sixth Edition had none.
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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