Runaway Steam-Kin
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Type
- Creature — Elemental
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 1
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica Promos #115s (rare)
Whenever you cast a red spell, if this creature has fewer than three +1/+1 counters on it, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Remove three +1/+1 counters from this creature: Add {R}{R}{R}.
Runaway Steam-Kin has 3 printings, first in Guilds of Ravnica (2018). EDHREC ranks it #1,691 among Commander cards. It appears most in Zada, Hedron Grinder decks (8,565 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: legal
Commanders that run Runaway Steam-Kin most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Zada, Hedron Grinder: 8,565 decks
- Clive, Ifrit's Dominant // Ifrit, Warden of Inferno: 3,950 decks
- Imodane, the Pyrohammer: 3,439 decks
- Feather, the Redeemed: 3,298 decks
- Ashling, Flame Dancer: 3,216 decks
- Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power: 3,055 decks
- Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy: 2,930 decks
- Urabrask // The Great Work: 2,894 decks
Often played with Runaway Steam-Kin
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Runaway Steam-Kin’s triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered.
- : If Runaway Steam-Kin has three or more +1/+1 counters on it after you’re done paying for a red spell, its ability doesn’t trigger at all. If it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it as its triggered ability resolves, it doesn’t get a +1/+1 counter.
- : Runaway Steam-Kin has to be on the battlefield for its ability to trigger. Casting it won’t trigger its own ability.