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◇ Catalog #56

Vortex Elemental

bng·#56·uncommon·foil

Illus. Jack Wang

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wishlisted

Feb '14

12 yr ago

Value

$0.49+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.51 · low $0.46

NM$0.49

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.45–$0.52modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.50low $0.03range 1566.7%n 53

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #21,894 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.49

Nonfoil$0.11

Gameplay

Creature — Elemental

{U}: Put this creature and each creature blocking or blocked by it on top of their owners' libraries, then those players shuffle. {3}{U}{U}: Target creature blocks this creature this turn if able.

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Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2014-02-01wotc

If no creature is blocking or being blocked by Vortex Elemental as its first ability resolves, it alone will be put on top of its owner’s library, and that library will be shuffled. You can activate the first ability outside of combat.

2014-02-01wotc

If Vortex Elemental isn’t on the battlefield when its first ability resolves, any creatures blocking or blocked by it when it left the battlefield will be put on top of their owners’ libraries and those libraries will be shuffled.

2014-02-01wotc

The creature blocks Vortex Elemental only if it’s able to do so as the declare blockers step begins. If, at that time, the creature is tapped, it’s affected by a spell or ability that says it can’t block, or Vortex Elemental isn’t attacking its controller or a planeswalker controlled by that player, then it doesn’t block. If there’s a cost associated with having the creature block, the player isn’t forced to pay that cost. If that cost isn’t paid, the creature won’t block.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.49. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.50 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BNG — 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 #56 of *Born of the Gods*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2014 Born of the Gods release.

Card type: Creature — Elemental, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,894 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jack Wang. Rarix catalogs 240 other cards credited to this artist.