---
name: "Orcish Veteran"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Orc"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "FEM"
set_name: "Fallen Empires"
collector_number: "62a"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "a3b66180-ee08-4bef-90aa-7859dc77cb10"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/orcish-veteran-fem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Orcish Veteran
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Orc
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
This creature can't block white creatures with power 2 or greater.
{R}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.

> *Orcs are not exactly known for their valor—although most Orcs have seen countless battles, only a handful have actually fought in them.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Unyielding Krumar](/printing/unyielding-krumar-ktk.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior
2. [Mardu Roughrider](/printing/mardu-roughrider-plst.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior
3. [Battle Brawler](/printing/battle-brawler-frf.md) — Creature — Orc Warrior
4. [Ironclaw Orcs](/printing/ironclaw-orcs-2ed.md) — Creature — Orc
5. [Hell-Bent Raider](/printing/hell-bent-raider-tor.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
6. [Brassclaw Orcs](/printing/brassclaw-orcs-fem.md) — Creature — Orc

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fallen Empires (FEM) #62a
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 5 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`