Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Desecration Elemental
Fifth Dawn · #45 · rare · 2004
Creature — Elemental
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Market reference
$5.95
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 45 / 165
- Release year
- 2004
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Pete Venters
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2004-06-04
About this card
Mana cost: {3}{B}
Type: Creature — Elemental
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Whenever a player casts a spell, sacrifice a creature.
"Its precious corpses dance like puppets to attract mindless nim prey."
Keywords: Fear
P/T: 8/8
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $5.95 |
| USD (foil) | $15.24 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €2.56 |
| EUR (foil) | €5.17 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Desecration Elemental is real?
Desecration Elemental is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Desecration Elemental worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Desecration Elemental is $5.95; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Desecration Elemental from?
Desecration Elemental is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Fifth Dawn" in the expansion series, released in 2004.
What rarity is Desecration Elemental?
Desecration Elemental is a rare card in the Fifth Dawn set.
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Other Desecration Elemental printings
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