Elemental Appeal
Sorcery
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Create a 7/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets +7/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Zendikar
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #23170
Elemental Appeal puts a 7/1 trampling, haste creature with wither into play for a single red mana — the catch is it gets sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step and can only be cast if you have no cards in hand. That empty-hand restriction makes Elemental Appeal a niche finisher, not a staple, but when the condition is met it's one of the most mana-efficient alpha strikes in red.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Elemental Appeal is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its competitive presence is essentially zero outside Commander. In Modern and Legacy, the empty-hand requirement is a near-disqualifying condition in formats built around card advantage engines. Commander is where Elemental Appeal finds its home — specifically in decks that empty their hand by design, like hellbent shells or aggressive Rakdos and mono-red builds that burn through resources early. The one-turn window limits it to a combat finisher rather than a persistent threat, so the best homes are commanders that can close games in a single swing rather than grind.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Elemental Appeal is firmly bulk — a throwaway pickup if the effect fits your deck. Bulk rares with narrow conditions rarely appreciate, so don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.