Putrid Raptor
~$0.17 low · ~$1.24 high
Black. Creature — Zombie Dinosaur Beast
Scourge #71 · Illustrated by Pete Venters
Scourge #71 · Illustrated by Pete VentersWhat is Putrid Raptor worth?
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Oracle text
Morph—Discard a Zombie card. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
4/4
It eagerly gobbles up bits of its own rotting flesh as they fall to the swampy ground.
Format legality
The only printing of Putrid Raptor
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scourge scg #71· 2003uncommon· Cardmarket €0.11 · €1.26 foil | uncommon | $0.17 | $1.24 | €0.11€1.26 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2003
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 6
- EDHREC rank
- #31,159 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Morph
- Artist
- Pete Venters
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Scourge card (#71).
71
- 71Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Putrid Raptor, read from the Scourge printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Putrid Raptor. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 6: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Zombie, Dinosaur and Beast are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 4/4: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Pete Venters. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Scourge. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 71 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Pete Venters, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- MorphCR 702.37
- You can cast it face down for {3} as a 2/2 with no name or text, and turn it face up later by paying its morph cost.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (1)
2004-10-04
You can use a text-changing effect that changes creature types on this card while is it face down to change Zombie to something else. This will change the type of card you have to discard to turn it face up.
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