Air Elemental
Limited Edition Alpha 46 • uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $105.93
What it does
Flying
These spirits of the air are winsome and wild, and cannot be truly contained. Only marginally intelligent, they often substitute whimsy for strategy, delighting in mischief and mayhem.
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, identified as card number 46, was printed in the Limited Edition Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering, which was released by Wizards of the Coast in August 1993. As part of the game's inaugural run, this card was conceived by game designer Richard Garfield to fill the role of a quintessential blue-aligned flying threat. It was designed to provide a straightforward, powerful creature capable of evading ground-based defenses, adhering to the game's early philosophy of simple, high-impact mechanical archetypes.
The iconic illustration for this card was created by artist Richard Thomas. His work for the Alpha set is celebrated for its distinctive, hand-drawn aesthetic that defined the visual identity of the game during its inception. Thomas aimed to capture the ethereal, swirling nature of elemental air, utilizing a composition that emphasized movement and fluidity. The artwork was well-received by the early player base, becoming one of the most recognizable and enduring images from the set's common-rarity creature lineup.
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