Scoria Elemental
Creature — Elemental
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #29181
Scoria Elemental is a 7/1 for five mana — a stat line so lopsided that a single Lightning Bolt ends the conversation before it starts. The toughness-1 body means it dies to virtually every form of removal, making it one of the least reliable finishers at its cost.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Scoria Elemental competes against five-drop creatures that generate value, survive interaction, or win the game outright — it does none of those things. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have access to free or near-free interaction that trades up against a 7/1 with no protection, so it never sees play there. Pauper is the one format where raw power-to-cost ratios matter more and removal density is lower, but even there a toughness of 1 is a liability that better commons don't share. Scoria Elemental is legal everywhere it could theoretically matter and playable in none of those places.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Scoria Elemental is deep bulk — the kind of card that costs more to ship than to buy. There is no demand driver that would move this price, so treat it as a throwaway filler slot rather than a pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.