Chromium
~$3.36 low · ~$105.17 high
Multicolor. Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon

Chronicles #74 · Illustrated by Edward P. Beard, Jr.
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Oracle text
Flying
Rampage 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Chromium unless you pay .
7/7
Format legality
All 4 printings of Chromium
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Secret Lair Drop sld #1068· 2022Showcaserare· Cardmarket €2.17 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $4.43 | €2.17 foil | |
No image yet Chronicles Foreign Black Border bchr #74· 1995Japaneserare· Cardmarket €2.96 | rare | — | No foil printing | €2.96 | |
Chronicles chr #74· 1995rare· Cardmarket €1.16 | rare | $3.36 | No foil printing | €1.16 | |
Legends leg #224· 1994rare· Cardmarket €35.29 | rare | $105.17 | No foil printing | €35.29 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 8
- EDHREC rank
- #24,412 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Rampage
- Artists
- Lisa Heidhoff, Edward P. Beard, Jr.
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Chronicles card (#74).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Chromium, read from the Chronicles printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Chromium. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
Mana value 8: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Legendary is a supertype. Creature is the card type. Elder and Dragon are subtypes, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Power / toughness
- 7/7: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Edward P. Beard, Jr.. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Chronicles. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Edward P. Beard, Jr., after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
- RampageCR 702.23
- Defined in the Comprehensive Rules at the rule above.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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