Ox
| Ox | |
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Introduced | Portal Second Age |
| Last used | Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| Scryfall Statistics | |
Ox is a creature type used for most bovine creatures. An ox, also known as a bullock in Australia, New Zealand, and India, is trained as a working animal. Oxen are commonly seen as castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more tractable. Cows (adult females) or bulls (intact males) may also be used in some areas.
History
The first creatures to bear the type were Wild Ox and Ironhoof Ox in Portal Second Age (though the Raging Bull from Legends was retroactively unmanned to become an Ox as well). Like with the bull, the definition Ox doesn't fit well when wild animals are depicted. The creature type Cow from Unglued was not changed into Ox, because the set isn't part of the official rules. Ice Age featured Aurochs which are a prehistoric ancestor to bovines as a distinct type while Bison was introduced as its own type in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Longhorn Firebeast and Arc Runner are Elemental Oxen. Bovine humanoids are known as Minotaurs.
Notable Oxen
- Unknown
Tokens
| Token name | Color | Type line | P/T | Text box | Source | Printings |
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| Ox | 
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Creature — Ox | 2/2 | |||
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Creature — Ox | 2/4 | ||||
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Creature — Ox | 4/4 | ||||
| Beau | 
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Legendary Creature — Ox | */* | This creature’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. |
Trivia
- Animal Sanctuary is a land that can put +1/+1 counters on oxen.
- Restless Bivouac is a land that can be animated to become an ox.
