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◇ Catalog #129

Time Elemental

5ed·#129·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Amy Weber

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wishlisted

Mar 1997

29 yr ago

Value

$0.42+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.43 · low $0.40

NM$0.42

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.39–$0.44modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.43low $0.38range 13.2%n 57

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,092 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.42

Gameplay

Creature — Elemental

When this creature attacks or blocks, at end of combat, sacrifice it and it deals 5 damage to you. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Return target permanent that isn't enchanted to its owner's hand.

0/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2007-09-16wotc

If Time Elemental attacks or blocks, but you no longer control it at end of combat, you can’t sacrifice it. However, it will still deal 5 damage to you.

2005-08-01wotc

A “permanent that isn’t enchanted” is a permanent with no Auras on it.

2004-10-04wotc

You both sacrifice it and deal the 5 damage at end of combat.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.42. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.38 and $0.43 across 57 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 5ED — the lineup includes 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 #129 of *Fifth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the March 1997 Fifth Edition release.

Card type: Creature — Elemental, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,092 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Amy Weber. Rarix catalogs 367 other cards credited to this artist.