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Lavacore Elemental

Magic: The GatheringPlanar Chaos#103

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Planar ChaosPLC · #103

Card type: Creature — Elemental
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.10 € · ★ 0.34 € · 0.14 $ · ★ 0.40 $
Mana value: 3
Power: 5
Toughness: 3
Colour: Red

Card text

Vanishing 1 (This creature enters with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.) Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a time counter on this creature.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
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: E. M. Gist
Card language: English
Release date: 2007-02-02

Rulings

2007-02-01

If Lavacore Elemental deals combat damage to a player, it triggers its own ability.

2007-02-01

If multiple creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, Lavacore Elemental’s ability triggers that many times.