Ardent Elementalist
Ardent Elementalist: Creature - Human Shaman, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{R}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Human Shaman
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 2/1
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID)
- Released
- 2021-09-24
- Collector number
- 128
- Artist
- Miguel Mercado
- Commander rank
- 8,095 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Ardent Elementalist
Ardent Elementalist is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common red creature from Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (MID), an expansion set released in September 2021. It is collector number 128 in that set, with art by Miguel Mercado. It costs {3}{R} (three generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/1 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The List (2020) to Innistrad: Double Feature (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
While the Dawnhart witches focus their magic on nature and community, other covens consort with devils and twist the elements to their will.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ardent Elementalist by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Ardent Elementalist
Ardent Elementalist has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #MID-128 | Common | 2024 |
| Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #128 | Common | 2022 |
Similar cards
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In these card lists
These card lists include Ardent Elementalist.