Classic card, the granddaddy of the atog tribe with his wicked grin.
stygimoloch
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Not only the first Atog, but also comfortably one of the best.
Guest57443454
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
This card ran rampant through Antiquities with amount of artifacts around...Who would of thought back in 1993-1994 that this card would spawn an entire tribe...
sharrah
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(2 votes)
Iconic, funny art, progenitor of my first favorite combo (Enduring Renewal and Ornithopter).
liir007
★★★★☆ (4.9/5.0)(4 votes)
Card of the Day - Monday, February 11, 2002
For a period of time following the release of the Revised set in 1994, more copies of Atog existed than any other card beside basic lands.
Dark_Monkey_316
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0)(2 votes)
Back in the day there was a shit ton of low casting cost arifacts. You left this guy go unchecked and it was game. So to you Kajillion I would guess that you would say the same thing about chronotog. By todays standards the card may not be that good but back in the day it was a pretty good card. 3.0.
Kirbster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(5 votes)
He's just so iconic, I can't not give 'im 5 stars. He was Magic's first real posterboy.
ubii
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
oracle text pwns the original wording
niceguygreensboro
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Am I the only one reminded of one of the monsters from The Nightmare Before Christmas?
OmegaSerris
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Wow, the benefits of keywording. "Sacrifice", in this case, shaved off 43 words. O_o
Radagast
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Fun card, fun art - what more do you want?
kajillion
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
You're telling me that I have to sacrifice my own artifacts?! And the +2/+2 isn't permanent?! Why would I want to use it? - so many bad players in '94
Quentil
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
It's funny. I used to consider this card to be a total waste when I was a kid. Had a crapload of them and never used them. Artifacts in general just weren't that great. Or maybe I just didn't make the connection in sacrificing a crapload of bad artifact 1 drops to make this guy a champion.
He'd be pretty fun to use these days in silly decks. That is, if I didn't give all my cards away and stop playing for a decade. Ah well.
car2n
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
There were songs written about Atog when people started to miss it. Anyone know of one? BTW, atog is an anagram of "toag" for the newbs.
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For a period of time following the release of the Revised set in 1994, more copies of Atog existed than any other card beside basic lands.
He'd be pretty fun to use these days in silly decks. That is, if I didn't give all my cards away and stop playing for a decade. Ah well.
BTW, atog is an anagram of "toag" for the newbs.