Runaway Steam-Kin
Runaway Steam-Kin: Creature - Elemental, Guilds of Ravnica. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Elemental
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica (GRN)
- Released
- 2018-10-05
- Collector number
- 115
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Commander rank
- 1,658 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Runaway Steam-Kin
Runaway Steam-Kin is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Guilds of Ravnica (GRN), an expansion set released in October 2018. It is collector number 115 in that set, with art by Jason Felix. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. 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 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.48 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever you cast a red spell, if this creature has fewer than three +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove three +1/+1 counters from this creature: Add {R}{R}{R}.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.48 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Runaway Steam-Kin 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 Runaway Steam-Kin
Runaway Steam-Kin has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) #115p | Rare | 2018 |
| Guilds of Ravnica Promos (PGRN) #115s | Rare | 2018 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Runaway Steam-Kin, newest first.
- Runaway Steam-Kin’s triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- If Runaway Steam-Kin has three or more +1/+1 counters on it after you’re done paying for a red spell, its ability doesn’t trigger at all. If it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it as its triggered ability resolves, it doesn’t get a +1/+1 counter.
- Runaway Steam-Kin has to be on the battlefield for its ability to trigger. Casting it won’t trigger its own ability.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.