Tar Pit Warrior is a common Creature — Cyclops Warrior from BTD (BTD) costing {2}{B}. Current price: $0.1 USD. Legal in Commander.
Tar Pit Warrior
Creature — Cyclops Warrior
Card Text
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
"The cyclops shrugged off savage blows, but casual insults made him weep." —Azeworai, "The Cyclops who Couldn't"
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Tar Pit Warrior is a Creature — Cyclops Warrior card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."
Tar Pit Warrior has a mana cost of {2}{B}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires B mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Tar Pit Warrior's mana cost of {2}{B} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Tar Pit Warrior has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Tar Pit Warrior's current oracle text is: "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."
The current market price for Tar Pit Warrior is approximately $0.1 USD on TCGPlayer.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.19 EUR.
You can purchase Tar Pit Warrior from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Format legality information for Tar Pit Warrior in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for Tar Pit Warrior in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Tar Pit Warrior is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Tar Pit Warrior in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Tar Pit Warrior is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Tar Pit Warrior is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Tar Pit Warrior is Legal in Pauper format.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Tar Pit Warrior is from BTD (BTD), with collector number 32.
Tar Pit Warrior may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Tar Pit Warrior is a common card in BTD.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Tar Pit Warrior was illustrated by George Pratt.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Tar Pit Warrior is a 3/4 creature.
Power (3) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (4) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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