Air Elemental
Classic Sixth Edition 56 • uncommon
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Doug Chaffee
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Flying
As insubstantial, and as powerful, as the wind that carries it.
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
The Air Elemental made its debut in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, anchoring the Blue color identity as a powerful, efficient flying threat. By the time it appeared in the Sixth Edition, released in 1999, the card had been established as a cornerstone of the game's basic elemental creature cycle, representing the chaotic and swift nature of wind magic within the game's evolving mechanics.
The artwork for this specific Sixth Edition printing is by Richard Thomas, one of the original artists for the game. His design favored a classic, ethereal depiction of the creature, prioritizing a sense of swirling movement and translucent form that aligned with the high-fantasy aesthetic of the late 1990s. This iteration is widely regarded by players as a definitive representation of the card, appreciated for its clean composition and nostalgic adherence to the game's early visual language.
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