Air Elemental
Eighth Edition 59 • uncommon
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 59
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Flying
Pray that it doesn't seek the safety of your lungs.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Air Elemental first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the classic archetype of a flying creature tied to the elemental plane of air. By the time it was reprinted for the Eighth Edition in 2003, the card had been established as a fundamental staple of the blue color identity, valued for its straightforward utility as a flying threat that could bypass ground-based defenses.
The Eighth Edition printing featured new, updated art by Greg Staples, who moved away from the more stylized, abstract look of earlier iterations to create a more cinematic and physical depiction of the elemental. This edition marked a significant milestone for the game, as it introduced the modern card frame design, which was intended to improve legibility and provide a cleaner aesthetic for a new generation of players.
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