Fire Elemental
Core Set 2020 138 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Collector number
- 138
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Joe Slucher
- Market price
- $0.04
What it does
"The best way to learn from a book on pyromancy is to burn it."— Jaya Ballard
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Fire Elemental card from the Core Set 2020 was released by Wizards of the Coast in July 2019. As a foundational element of the Magic: The Gathering franchise since its debut in the 1993 Alpha set, the Fire Elemental serves as a hallmark of the red mana color identity, representing raw, destructive kinetic energy. Its inclusion in this specific core set was intended to provide a reliable, high-power creature for Limited play formats, maintaining the game's accessibility for newer players while honoring its long-standing mechanical traditions.
The illustration for this iteration was created by artist Mathias Kollros, who adopted a dynamic, expressive style to capture the volatile essence of the creature. By focusing on swirling embers and a solidified core of magical flame, Kollros aimed to revitalize a classic design, grounding the abstract concept of an elemental in a more tactile, cinematic aesthetic. The card was received by the community as a nostalgic staple, praised for its straightforward utility and its fidelity to the established lore of the elemental plane.
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