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Elemental Expressionist

Creature — Orc Wizard

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, choose target creature you control. Until end of turn, it gains "If this creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else" and "When this creature is put into exile, create a 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature token." (Each instance of that ability triggers separately.)

CMC
4
Mana cost
{U/R}{U/R}{U/R}{U/R}
Color identity
RU
Rarity
rare
Set
Magic Online Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#22409
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Elemental Expressionist card art
Elemental Expressionist gives every Elemental spell you cast a free copy, doubling your board presence or damage output without spending extra mana at the time. The cost is a five-mana enchantment that does nothing until you cast another spell, so it lives or dies by how many Elementals your deck is throwing.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Elemental Expressionist belongs — Elemental tribal decks are common enough to slot it straight in, and the payoff compounds fast when you're chaining Risen Reef triggers or slamming Omnath, Locus of the Roil. Competitive non-rotating formats like Modern and Legacy have access to powerful Elemental shells, but a five-mana enchantment that requires a follow-up spell is too slow for those formats' clocks. Pioneer is similarly hostile for the same reason. Elemental Expressionist is a Commander card through and through.

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Price Context

Current price

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Price data isn't available for Elemental Expressionist right now, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market listings. Given its narrow tribal application, it's unlikely to command a premium — if it's cheap, it's worth picking up for any Elemental-heavy build.

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    Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.