Desecration Elemental
- Mana cost
- {3}{B}
- Type
- Creature — Elemental
- Power / toughness
- 8 / 8
- Set
- Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia #57 (rare)
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever a player casts a spell, sacrifice a creature.
Desecration Elemental has 2 printings, first in Fifth Dawn (2004). EDHREC ranks it #11,876 among Commander cards. It appears most in Jon Irenicus, Shattered One decks (7,534 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Desecration Elemental most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Jon Irenicus, Shattered One: 7,534 decks
- Abigale, Eloquent First-Year: 702 decks
- Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist: 351 decks
Often played with Desecration Elemental
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If Desecration Elemental is the only creature you control when its triggered ability resolves, you’ll have to sacrifice it.
- : This ability triggers off anyone casting a spell, including you, not just Desecration Elemental’s controller or an opponent.