Elemental Masterpiece
Sorcery
Create two 4/4 blue and red Elemental creature tokens.
, Discard this card: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #15442
Elemental Masterpiece puts three 4/4 flying Elemental tokens into play — that's twelve power across three bodies for a single card, which is a legitimate threat on any board. The cost is six mana and the word 'convoke,' which means Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot decks can tap creatures to shave that number down to something castable as early as turn three.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot
Lilah, Undefeated Slickshot triggers off instant and sorcery casts, and Elemental Masterpiece is both — a sorcery with convoke means you can tap down your existing board, resolve the spell, and immediately have three new flying attackers feeding Lilah's power-stacking engine.
Eris, Roar of the Storm
Eris, Roar of the Storm cares about spells with multiple types, and Elemental Masterpiece qualifies as an artifact and a sorcery, triggering Eris while delivering the three 4/4 flyers she wants attacking alongside her.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Elemental Masterpiece is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker. In Commander it's a role-player in convoke-heavy Izzet and spell-slinger builds, where the token output doubles as both a combat threat and fodder for sacrifice synergies. Outside Commander, six mana is a steep ask in competitive formats — Modern and Pioneer move too fast for a sorcery-speed token maker without an immediate game-ending effect, so it doesn't see meaningful play there. Pauper is where Elemental Masterpiece would hit hardest, but it's not printed at common, so that door is closed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Elemental Masterpiece is deep bulk — you're picking this up out of a dollar box or a bulk lot. Bulk rares with narrow applications don't typically climb without a reprint pushing renewed attention, so treat this as a cheap pickup for a specific deck rather than a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.