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◇ Catalog #45

Desecration Elemental

5dn·#45·rare·foil

Illus. Pete Venters

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wishlisted

Jun '04

22 yr ago

Value

$15.24+$1 (+4.2%)

30 days high $16 · low $14

NM$15.2

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$14–$16modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $15low $0.02range 76100.0%n 51

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #11,532 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$15

Nonfoil$5.99

Gameplay

Creature — Elemental

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.

8/8

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-12-01wotc

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

2004-12-01wotc

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

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $15.24. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.02 and $15.24 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from 5DN — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #45 of *Fifth Dawn*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2004 Fifth Dawn release.

Card type: Creature — Elemental, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Fear.

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #11,532 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Pete Venters. Rarix catalogs 943 other cards credited to this artist.