Vortex Elemental
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Type
- Creature — Elemental
- Power / toughness
- 0 / 1
- Set
- Born of the Gods #56 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.16 USD
{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.
Vortex Elemental has 1 printing, first in Born of the Gods (2014). EDHREC ranks it #22,510 among Commander cards. It appears most in Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing decks (409 on EDHREC). It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Vortex Elemental most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing: 409 decks
- Ragnar: 21 decks
Often played with Vortex Elemental
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : 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.
- : 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.
- : 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.