MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #89

Ember Beast

gtc·#89·common·foil

Illus. David Rapoza

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wishlisted

Feb '13

13 yr ago

Value

$0.10+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.10 · low $0.09

NM$0.10

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.09–$0.11modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.18low $0.04range 350.0%n 49

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #29,183 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.10

Nonfoil$0.02

Gameplay

Creature — Beast

This creature can't attack or block alone.

The only livestock that will survive for long in the Smelting District, ember beasts serve many functions—none of them willingly.

3/4

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2022-12-08wotc

Once Ember Beast has been declared as an attacker or blocker, it doesn’t matter what happens to the other creature(s).

2022-12-08wotc

Ember Beast can’t attack or block unless another creature is also assigned to attack or block at the same time. Notably, two Ember Beasts can attack or block together.

2022-12-08wotc

Other creatures assigned to attack alongside Ember Beast don’t have to attack the same player or planeswalker. Other creatures assigned to block alongside Ember Beast don’t have to block the same creature as Ember Beast.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.10. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.18 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from GTC — 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 #89 of *Gatecrash*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2013 Gatecrash release.

Card type: Creature — Beast, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{R} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #29,183 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by David Rapoza. Rarix catalogs 266 other cards credited to this artist.