Creature

A creature is a permanent type. You can play a creature card only during your main phase, when the stack is empty, and only on your turn. Once it resolves, it enters the battlefield under your control and stays there. Creatures have power and toughness; they can attack and block, and they are affected by summoning sickness unless they have haste.

A creature dealt damage equal to or greater than its toughness is destroyed and goes to the graveyard. Creatures form the backbone of most decks: they apply pressure, block opposing threats, and often carry abilities that generate value or close out games. Decks may build around a few powerful creatures or swarm with many smaller ones.

• Our catalog lists 18,792 unique creature cards — 48,187 printings across 617 sets.
• Green is the most common color among these cards. The catalog's type breakdown includes 18,792 creatures, 1,330 artifacts, 247 enchantments, 3 lands, and 2 instants.
• Rarities seen across these creatures include common, uncommon, rare, mythic, and special.
• The oldest creature in the catalog was printed in 1993 (Limited Edition Alpha); the newest set with one of its cards is Darkhold Destiny Commander.
• Most-printed creature names include Llanowar Elves, Serra Angel, Solemn Simulacrum, Birds of Paradise, Shivan Dragon, Air Elemental, Giant Spider, Sengir Vampire, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Mulldrifter, Gravedigger, and Guttersnipe.