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Hell's Thunder
ALA · Shards of Alara #103 · Rare · released 2008-10-03
{1}{R}{R}
Creature — Elemental
Flying, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.
Unearth {4}{R} ({4}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Hell's Thunder is a rare red creature from Shards of Alara (2008). It has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, from 2008 to 2020. Recent market prices range from $0.31 to $1.14 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful.
USD$0.28
USD Foil$1.14
Format legality
Where you can play Hell's Thunder in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
All printings (3)
Prices range from $0.31 to $1.14 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Shards of Alara at $0.31.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shards of Alara This page | 103 | Rare | $0.31 | $1.14 |
| Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning | 10 | Rare | $0.39 | — |
| The List | ALA-103 | Rare | $0.38 | — |
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Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (5).
- 2008-10-01If you activate a card’s unearth ability but that card is removed from your graveyard before the ability resolves, that unearth ability will resolve and do nothing.
- 2008-10-01Activating a creature card’s unearth ability isn’t the same as casting the creature card. The unearth ability is put on the stack, but the creature card is not. Spells and abilities that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle) will interact with unearth, but spells and abilities that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul) will not.
- 2008-10-01At the beginning of the end step, a creature returned to the battlefield with unearth is exiled. This is a delayed triggered ability, and it can be countered by effects such as Stifle or Voidslime that counter triggered abilities. If the ability is countered, the creature will stay on the battlefield and the delayed trigger won’t trigger again. However, the replacement effect will still exile the creature when it eventually leaves the battlefield.
- 2008-10-01Unearth grants haste to the creature that’s returned to the battlefield. However, neither of the “exile” abilities is granted to that creature. If that creature loses all its abilities, it will still be exiled at the beginning of the end step, and if it would leave the battlefield, it is still exiled instead.
- 2008-10-01If a creature returned to the battlefield with unearth would leave the battlefield for any reason, it’s exiled instead — unless the spell or ability that’s causing the creature to leave the battlefield is actually trying to exile it! In that case, it succeeds at exiling it. If it later returns the creature card to the battlefield (as Oblivion Ring or Flickerwisp might, for example), the creature card will return to the battlefield as a new object with no relation to its previous existence. The unearth effect will no longer apply to it.
Frequently asked questions
Is Hell's Thunder legal in Commander?
Yes — Hell's Thunder is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Hell's Thunder legal in?
Hell's Thunder is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has Hell's Thunder been printed?
Hell's Thunder has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, from 2008 to 2020.
What is the cheapest printing of Hell's Thunder?
The cheapest printing is Shards of Alara (#103) at about $0.31.
Who illustrated Hell's Thunder?
This printing of Hell's Thunder was illustrated by Karl Kopinski.