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Scampering Scorcher

Magic: The GatheringCore Set 2020#158

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Core Set 2020M20 · #158

Card type: Creature — Elemental
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.17 € · ★ 0.37 € · 0.25 $ · ★ 0.38 $
Mana value: 4
Power: 1
Toughness: 1
Colour: Red

Card text

When this creature enters, create two 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens. Elementals you control gain haste until end of turn. (They can attack and this turn.)

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Zoltan Boros
Card language: English
Release date: 2019-07-12

Flavour text

"Keep your flammables out of reach." —Kerin, watch sergeant

Rulings

2019-07-12

Scampering Scorcher’s ability affects only Elementals you control as the ability resolves (after creating the Elemental tokens). This means that those tokens and Scampering Scorcher itself will gain haste. Elementals you begin to control later in the turn won’t gain haste.