Brackwater Elemental
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas 46 • common
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Thomas M. Baxa
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
When this creature attacks or blocks, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Unearth 2 generic mana blue mana (2 generic mana blue mana: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Brackwater Elemental was introduced in the 2011 release Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas, a set designed to showcase the thematic and mechanical rivalry between two of Magic: The Gathering's most prominent planeswalkers. As part of a preconstructed deck experience, the card served to bolster the blue-aligned forces in Nicol Bolas’s arsenal, emphasizing the set's focus on contrasting playstyles and iconic character lore.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Steve Argyle, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of the game. Designed with the distinct aesthetic of the Alara block in mind, the artwork highlights the creature's fluid, unstable composition. Within the context of the game’s meta, it was received as a functional tempo piece, valued primarily for its ability to mimic the recursive and evasive nature of elemental beings found in the Shard of Grixis.
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