---
name: "Elder Spawn"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Spawn"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "LEG"
set_name: "Legends"
collector_number: "52"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jesper Myrfors"
oracle_id: "363b2213-4c70-4cb0-b895-81393c1082a7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elder-spawn-leg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Elder Spawn
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Spawn
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, unless you sacrifice an Island, sacrifice this creature and it deals 6 damage to you.
This creature can't be blocked by red creatures.

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Legends (LEG) #52
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jesper Myrfors
- **Total Printings:** 2 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`