Garbage Elemental
~$0.38 low · ~$4.50 high
Red. Creature — Elemental
Unstable #82f · Illustrated by Hector Ortiz
Unstable #82f · Illustrated by Hector OrtizWhat is Garbage Elemental worth?
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Oracle text
Last strike (This creature deals combat damage after creatures without last strike.)
Battalion — Whenever this creature and at least two other creatures attack, target creature can't block this turn.
6/5
Format legality
The only printing of Garbage Elemental
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Unstable ust #82f· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.19 · €10.79 foil | uncommon | $0.38 | $4.50 | €0.19€10.79 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- Keywords
- Battalion
- Artist
- Hector Ortiz
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Unstable card (#82f).
82f · U · EN
- 82fCollector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Garbage Elemental, read from the Unstable printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Garbage Elemental. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 5: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Elemental is the subtype, 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
- 6/5: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Hector Ortiz. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Unstable. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 82f = collector number, as Scryfall lists it. The printed form can differ on promos and special products.
- Rarity letter
- U = uncommon
- Language
- EN = printed in English
- Artist
- Hector Ortiz, after the paintbrush.
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (2)
2018-01-19
Last strike is opposite of first strike. A creature with last strike deals combat damage after when most creatures deal combat damage. A creature with last strike deals combat damage only if it survives both first-strike and normal combat damage.
2018-01-19
If you give first strike to a creature with last strike, it’ll deal combat damage twice: once during first-strike combat damage and again during last-strike combat damage. If you give a creature double strike to a creature with last strike, it’ll deal combat damage three times: once during first-strike combat damage, again during normal combat damage, and again during last-strike damage. Essentially, double strike + last strike = triple strike.
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