Crimson Hellkite
Seventh Edition 178★ • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 178★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Flying
X mana, tap: This creature deals X damage to target creature. Spend only red mana on X.
The hellkites are artists with flames, painting the world with fire.
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 introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the Mirage expansion in 1996, designed to serve as a high-mana, high-impact creature that embodied the raw power of the red color alignment. The Seventh Edition printing, featuring the artwork by Alan Pollack, arrived in 2001 as part of the game's core set refresh. This iteration was intended to maintain the presence of iconic, game-ending dragons within the base experience for new players while utilizing updated card frame aesthetics that defined the turn-of-the-millennium look for Wizards of the Coast.
Alan Pollack, a prolific illustrator for the game during this era, focused on a traditional fantasy depiction of the creature, emphasizing its massive wingspan and aggressive posture to convey its inherent threat on the battlefield. The design sought to balance the nostalgia of early Magic sets with the mechanical clarity required for the seventh core set. Upon its release, it was regarded by the community as a quintessential late-game finisher, valued more for its thematic role in casual play than for its efficacy in highly competitive tournament formats.
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