---
name: "Desecration Elemental"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Fear"]
set: "TD2"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia"
collector_number: "57"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "38ff7aa1-e2cb-450d-a18f-45841f9f9337"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/desecration-elemental-td2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Desecration Elemental
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 8/8
- **Keywords:** Fear

## Oracle Text
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.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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2. [Squealing Devil](/printing/squealing-devil-dis.md) — Creature — Devil
3. [Shriekmaw](/printing/shriekmaw-c20.md) — Creature — Elemental
4. [Crowd of Cinders](/printing/crowd-of-cinders-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental
5. [Squirming Mass](/printing/squirming-mass-uds.md) — Creature — Horror
6. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Mirrodin Pure vs. New Phyrexia (TD2) #57
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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