Embercleave
Embercleave: Legendary Artifact - Equipment, Throne of Eldraine. Flash This spell costs 1 less to cast for each attacking creature you control. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Legendary Artifact - Equipment
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine (ELD)
- Released
- 2019-10-04
- Collector number
- 120
- Artist
- Joe Slucher
- Keywords
- Equip, Flash
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About Embercleave
Embercleave is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red legendary artifact from Throne of Eldraine (ELD), an expansion set released in October 2019. It is collector number 120 in that set, with art by Joe Slucher. It costs {4}{R}{R} (four generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Special Guests (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $9.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Flash
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each attacking creature you control.
When Embercleave enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has double strike and trample.
Equip {3}
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $9.18 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Embercleave by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Embercleave
Embercleave has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Special Guests (SPG) #77 | Mythic | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #ELD-120 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #359 | Mythic | 2019 |
| Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #120p | Mythic | 2019 |
| Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #120s | Mythic | 2019 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Embercleave, newest first.
- Once you announce that you're casting a spell, no player may take actions until the spell has been paid for. Notably, opponents can't try to increase Embercleave's cost by removing attacking creatures you control.
- Embercleave's second ability can't reduce its cost below {R}{R}.
- To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
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