---
name: "Bog Elemental"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Protection"]
set: "PCY"
set_name: "Prophecy"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Glen Angus"
oracle_id: "82344b5b-7cd9-460d-9966-f09432ed8e59"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/bog-elemental-pcy"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Bog Elemental
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Protection

## Oracle Text
Protection from white
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you sacrifice a land.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hungry Mist](/printing/hungry-mist-hml.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Bog Serpent](/printing/bog-serpent-plc.md) — Creature — Serpent
3. [Anurid Scavenger](/printing/anurid-scavenger-tor.md) — Creature — Frog Beast
4. [Minion of Leshrac](/printing/minion-of-leshrac-ice.md) — Creature — Demon Minion
5. [Plant Elemental](/printing/plant-elemental-por.md) — Creature — Plant Elemental
6. [Desecration Elemental](/printing/desecration-elemental-5dn.md) — Creature — Elemental

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Prophecy (PCY) #57
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Glen Angus
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`