Steel Hellkite
Commander 2018 224 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Collector number
- 224
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- James Paick
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Flying
2 generic mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
X mana: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X whose controller was dealt combat damage by this creature this turn. Activate only once each turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Steel Hellkite originated as a powerful artifact dragon designed for the Magic: The Gathering Commander format, first debuting in the Scars of Mirrodin set in 2010 before being reprinted in the Commander 2018 deck titled Exquisite Invention. The card was designed to reflect the technological theme of the Mirrodin plane, where organic life and metallic artifice merge, resulting in a creature that can scale its destructive capabilities based on the controller's available mana.
The artwork for the card was created by artist Daarken, who focused on a sleek, industrial aesthetic to emphasize the creature's metallic nature. It was received favorably by the community as a versatile utility card, particularly for decks that lack access to traditional removal, as its ability to destroy non-land permanents with a specific mana value remains a unique and highly relevant mechanic in multiplayer games.
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