Hell's Thunder
Shards of Alara 103 • rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 103
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Flying, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Unearth 4 generic mana red mana (4 generic mana red mana: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hell's Thunder was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a high-impact, aggressive creature for the Grixis shard, a plane defined by its affinity for black, blue, and red mana, which emphasizes selfishness, cruelty, and destruction. The card features the 'unearth' mechanic, allowing players to pay a cost to bring it back from the graveyard for a single turn, embodying the theme of relentless, recurring undead forces typical of the Grixis environment.
The card was illustrated by Dave Kendall, a long-time contributor to the game whose work is known for its dark, gothic sensibilities. Kendall intended the piece to evoke a sense of sudden, violent motion, capturing the creature as a bolt of balefire tearing through the landscape. Upon its release, it was noted by players for its efficiency in aggressive deck archetypes, serving as a reliable finisher that could bypass traditional creature combat due to its flying ability and return from the graveyard.
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