War Elemental
War Elemental: Creature - Elemental, Mirrodin. When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless an opponent was dealt damage this turn. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {R}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Elemental
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Mirrodin (MRD)
- Released
- 2003-10-02
- Collector number
- 112
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Commander rank
- 13,184 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About War Elemental
War Elemental is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Mirrodin (MRD), an expansion set released in October 2003. It is collector number 112 in that set, with art by Anthony S. Waters. It costs {R}{R}{R} (three red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. Mirrodin is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $3.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless an opponent was dealt damage this turn.
Whenever an opponent is dealt damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $3.33 (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 War Elemental by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Similar cards
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