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Steel Hellkite

Steel Hellkite

Artifact Creature — Dragon

Set

Scars of Mirrodin Promos (psom)

Rarity

Rare

Mana Cost
6
Artist

Jaime Jones

Power / Toughness

5 / 5

Oracle Text

Flying 2: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. X: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X whose controller was dealt combat damage by this creature this turn. Activate only once each turn.

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Rules for this card

Rulings (9)

  • Wizards of the Coast
    The mana value of a permanent is determined solely by the mana symbols printed in its upper right corner, unless it's copying something else (see below). The mana value is the total amount of mana in that cost, regardless of color. For example, a card with mana cost 3UU has mana value 5.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    If a nonland permanent has no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it's a token that's not copying something else, for example), its mana value is 0.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    Steel Hellkite's last ability destroys only nonland permanents whose mana value is exactly equal to X, and only those controlled by players who have been dealt combat damage by Steel Hellkite this turn.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    If the mana cost of a permanent includes X, X is 0 for the purpose of determining its mana value.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    In all cases, ignore any alternative costs or additional costs (such as kicker) paid when the permanent was cast.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    If a permanent is copying something else, its mana value is the mana value of whatever it's copying.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    It doesn't matter who controlled those permanents at the time Steel Hellkite dealt combat damage, or if those permanents were even on the battlefield at that time.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    You may activate the last ability even if Steel Hellkite hasn't dealt combat damage to any players that turn. If you do, the ability won't do anything.
  • Wizards of the Coast
    If Steel Hellkite's third ability is activated with X equal to 0, it will destroy each nonland permanent with mana value 0 the appropriate players control.

Other Printings

Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (tdc) Foundations (fdn) Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (mkc) Year of the Dragon 2024 (pl24) Commander Masters (cmm) Starter Commander Decks (scd) The Brothers' War Commander (brc) Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (clb) Commander 2021 (c21) Commander 2018 (c18) Commander Anthology Volume II (cm2) Commander 2017 (c17) Commander 2014 (c14) Magic Online Promos (prm) Scars of Mirrodin (som)