Prototype creature

Prototype creatures are creatures that are used to refer to an entire class of creatures with the same power and toughness and mana cost or converted mana cost (and in some cases, abilities). What makes these creature prototypical is their recurrence at common or uncommon rarity in almost all modern sets. Of these categories, Gray Ogres and Pikers are the most common (since they existed well before value bears became common) with nearly 400 and over 200 respectively.
In most cases, these are usually found with (often strong) upsides in the colors they are most common in. In most cases, multicolored cards are not considered to belong to the "corresponding" prototype.
==Common models==
Name 	Prototype card 	Characteristics 	Colors
Bears 	<c>Grizzly Bears</c> 	2/2 for 1M 	With abilities ("Value Bear"): White, Green, Black, Red Only at MM cost or with downside: Blue
Elementals 	<c>Air Elemental</c> 	4/4 or bigger flyers for mana value 5, always uncommon or rarer	All colors except green
Terns 	<c>Welkin Tern</c> 	2/1 flier for 1M, usually with downside 	Blue, some black and white
Giants 	<c>Hill Giant</c> 	3/3 for 3M or 2MM 	Mostly red and green
Ogres 	<c>Gray Ogre</c> 	2/2 for 2M 	All colors, but slightly more common in black and redIn those colors, it takes up the spot reserved to the value bear in White and Green.
Drakes 	<c>Wind Drake</c> 	2/2 for 2M with flying 	Mostly white and blueIn practice, both 2/1s for 2M and 2/2s with additional bonuses for 3M are more common.
Turtles 	<c>Horned Turtle</c> 	1/4 for 2M 	Mostly white and blue
Oxes 	<c>Pillarfield Ox</c> 	2/4 for 3M 	Mostly white and green
Cockroaches	<c>Giant Cockroach</c>	4/2 for 3M 	Mostly red and black
Pikers 	<c>Goblin Piker</c> 	2/1 for 1M 	All colors, but most numerous in red
Lions 	<c>Savannah Lions</c> 	2/1 or 2/2 for M 	Mostly white, some red and black
Cats 	<c>Sanctuary Cat</c> 	1/2 for M 	Mostly white and green
Squires 	<c>Squire</c> 	1/2 for 1M 	All colors, mostly in white
Snidds 	<c>Sea Snidd</c> 	3/3 for 4M 	All colors
==Notes and references==
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