If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.19. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.20 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ALA — 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 #93 of *Shards of Alara*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2008 Shards of Alara release.
Card type: Creature — Elemental, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {4}{R} (5 converted).
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #28,775 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Trevor Claxton. Rarix catalogs 191 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Trevor Claxton
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