Elephant Ambush
The List ODY-240 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- ODY-240
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Create a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Flashback 6 generic mana green mana green mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Elephant Ambush was originally released in the Odyssey expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 2001. As an instant-speed common, it was designed to provide green decks with a surprise combat trick, reflecting the set's mechanical focus on the graveyard and the sudden emergence of creatures. The card represents a moment of jungle warfare where the environment itself turns against an intruder.
The artwork was provided by Anthony S. Waters, a prolific illustrator for the game known for his expressive creature designs. Waters aimed to capture the visceral impact of a stampede emerging from dense foliage, using a dynamic perspective to heighten the sense of scale. The card remains a notable example of the set's aesthetic, which emphasized naturalistic threats and the untamed wilderness of the Odyssey plane.
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