Crimson Hellkite
Classic Sixth Edition 172 • rare
- Set
- Classic Sixth Edition
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Gerry Grace
- Market price
- $0.73
What it does
Flying
X mana, tap: This creature deals X damage to target creature. Spend only red mana on X.
"Dragonfire forged me a warrior."— Rashida Scalebane
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Crimson Hellkite was originally printed in Mirage in 1996 and was subsequently included as card number 172 in the Classic Sixth Edition core set released in 1999. The card was designed as a high-cost, high-impact red creature intended to serve as a powerful late-game threat, reflecting the design philosophy of early Magic: The Gathering sets where oversized dragons were iconic symbols of the color red.
The artwork for the Classic Sixth Edition printing was created by artist Donato Giancola. Giancola’s illustration aimed to capture the ferocious, elemental nature of a dragon wreathed in flame, moving away from the more stylized depictions seen in the game's earliest years toward a more detailed, painterly aesthetic that became a hallmark of late-nineties trading card game art.
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