Elemental Appeal (ZEN #123)
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Elemental Appeal is a rare printing from Zendikar (ZEN #123), a Sorcery. Illustrated by Anthony Francisco.
Card text
Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} 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.
Details
| Mana cost | {R}{R}{R}{R} |
|---|---|
| Type | Sorcery |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Set | Zendikar (ZEN) |
| Collector number | 123 |
| Artist | Anthony Francisco |
| Released | 2009-10-02 |
Current price
As of 2026-10-19, Scryfall listed this printing at non-foil $0.35, foil $0.87 (USD). Prices change constantly, so check the live price before buying.
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Legality
| Standard | Not legal |
|---|---|
| Future Standard | Not legal |
| Historic | Not legal |
| Timeless | Not legal |
| Gladiator | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Not legal |
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Competitive Brawl | Not legal |
| Alchemy | Not legal |
| Pauper Commander | Not legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| PrEDH | Legal |
| TLR | Not legal |
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Rulings
- October 1, 2009 — If Elemental Appeal was kicked, it creates a 7/1 token with trample and haste that gets +7/+0 until end of turn. It doesn't create a 14/1 token. This matters in case something copies that token (the copy will be just 7/1), or in case Elemental Appeal is somehow cast during an end step (in which case the +7/+0 lasts just for that turn).
- November 8, 2024 — If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
- November 8, 2024 — If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
- November 8, 2024 — The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
- November 8, 2024 — To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.
- November 8, 2024 — If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
- November 8, 2024 — If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
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