Garbage Elemental
Unstable 82c • uncommon
- Set
- Unstable
- Collector number
- 82c
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Hector Ortiz
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
When this creature enters, roll two six-sided dice. Create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to the difference between those results.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Garbage Elemental was released in 2017 as part of the Unstable set for Magic: The Gathering. As a silver-bordered expansion, the set was designed to explore unconventional mechanics and humor, functioning outside the standard tournament-legal environment. The card was specifically crafted to utilize the set's unique 'contraption' and augmentation mechanics, reflecting the chaotic, scrap-heap aesthetic associated with the Goblin faction of the set's world, Goblineer.
The card was illustrated by artist Mathias Kollros, who leaned into a gritty, tactile rendering to bring the creature's patchwork nature to life. The design process focused on visual storytelling, depicting the elemental as a literal accumulation of discarded junk and refuse. Upon release, the card was well-received by fans of casual play and cube drafting, noted primarily for its bizarre variability and the creative liberty taken by the design team to push the boundaries of traditional card interactions.
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About Garbage Elemental
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