First printed in Planar Chaos (2007)
Creature — Elemental
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.
5/3
- Illustrated by
- E. M. Gist
Lavacore Elemental legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- If Lavacore Elemental deals combat damage to a player, it triggers its own ability.
- If multiple creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, Lavacore Elemental’s ability triggers that many times.
Prices
Paper price: €0.12 / $0.19 , the cheapest non-foil print (Cardmarket, and TCGplayer, otherwise Mana Pool or Card Kingdom, through MTGJSON, 10 Nov 2026).
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 10 Nov 2026).