First printed in Core Set 2020 (2019)
Creature — Elemental
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.)
"Keep your flammables out of reach."
—Kerin, watch sergeant
1/1
- Illustrated by
- Zoltan Boros
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 29 Oct 2026).
Combos
3 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens with haste…: Ashnod's Altar + Nim Deathmantle + Scampering Scorcher
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Chromatic Orrery + Horde of Notions + Scampering Scorcher
- Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Ashnod's Altar + Horde of Notions + Mycosynth Lattice + Scampering Scorcher