Yargle, Glutton of Urborg (CMM)

Yargle, Glutton of Urborg
Casting Cost: {4}{B}
Card Type: Legendary Creature - Frog Spirit
Power/Toughness: 9/3

Flavour Text:
When Belzenlok's lieutenant Yar-Kul grew too ambitious, the Demonlord transformed him into a maggot. The frog that ate the maggot grew and grew, until a ravenous spirit burst from its body.

Artist: Jehan Choo

Yargle, Glutton of Urborg became something of a meme within the Magic: The Gathering community due to its sheer oddity and powerful stats for its cost. With a massive 9 power for just five mana, Yargle can present a significant threat, though its 3 toughness makes it vulnerable to many forms of removal or even smaller creatures in combat.

The flavor text provides a fun backstory that is both dark and humorous. The transformation from ambitious lieutenant to maggot, to a meal for a frog, and then into a giant frog spirit is a perfect example of the whimsical yet dark flavor that Magic: The Gathering sometimes leans into. The art by Jehan Choo likely captures Yargle in all its glory, evoking the massive and unexpected power of this frog spirit.

Yargle's design is a great reminder that not every card needs to be overtly serious or traditionally "epic" in order to capture the imagination of players. Sometimes, the most memorable cards are those that are quirky or unexpected.