Arena Athlete
~$0.13 low · ~$0.40 high
Red. Creature — Human
Foundations Jumpstart #518 · Illustrated by Jason Chan
Foundations Jumpstart #518 · Illustrated by Jason ChanWhat is Arena Athlete worth?
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Oracle text
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, target creature an opponent controls can't block this turn.
2/1
The Iroan Games award no medals. Athletes vie for a visit from Iroas, god of victory.
Format legality
All 3 printings of Arena Athlete
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Foundations Jumpstart j25 #518· 2024uncommon· Cardmarket €0.08 | uncommon | $0.14 | No foil printing | €0.08 | |
 Ultimate Masters uma #123· 2018common· Cardmarket €0.02 · €0.10 foil | common | $0.13 | $0.27 | €0.02€0.10 foil | |
 Theros ths #113· 2013uncommon· Cardmarket €0.08 · €0.19 foil | uncommon | $0.13 | $0.40 | €0.08€0.19 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2013
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #24,694 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Heroic
- Artist
- Jason Chan
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Foundations Jumpstart card (#518).
0518 · J25 · U · EN
- 0518Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- J25Set code for Foundations Jumpstart
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
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- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Also on this card
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Rulings (4)
2013-09-15
Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.
2013-09-15
Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.
2013-09-15
Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.
2018-12-07
Resolving Arena Athlete's ability after a creature has blocked won't remove the blocking creature from combat or cause the creature it blocked to become unblocked.
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