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Desecration Elemental

three generic manaone black manaCreature — ElementalPower and toughness8/8

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Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Whenever a player casts a spell, sacrifice a creature.

Its precious corpses dance like puppets to attract mindless nim prey.

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9 printings

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Desecration Elemental rulings

  • This ability triggers off anyone casting a spell, including you, not just Desecration Elemental’s controller or an opponent.

  • If Desecration Elemental is the only creature you control when its triggered ability resolves, you’ll have to sacrifice it.

Desecration Elemental keyword rules

Fear Rule 702.36

Fear is an evasion ability.

A creature with fear can’t be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures. (See rule , “Declare Blockers Step.”)

Multiple instances of fear on the same creature are redundant.

Desecration Elemental format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal

Commander

  • CommanderLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderLegal
  • PreDHLegal

Arena & online

  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlNot legal

Other

  • TLRNot legal

All printings of Desecration Elemental 9

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