---
name: "Lavacore Elemental"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Elemental"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Vanishing"]
set: "PLC"
set_name: "Planar Chaos"
collector_number: "103"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "E. M. Gist"
oracle_id: "70b6fde2-f759-4478-926c-b5601b7d903b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/lavacore-elemental-plc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Lavacore Elemental
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Elemental
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/3
- **Keywords:** Vanishing

## Oracle Text
Vanishing 1 (This creature enters with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a time counter on this creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Keldon Marauders](/printing/keldon-marauders-td0.md) — Creature — Human Warrior
2. [Lost Auramancers](/printing/lost-auramancers-fut.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Soultether Golem](/printing/soultether-golem-fut.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
4. [Waning Wurm](/printing/waning-wurm-plc.md) — Creature — Zombie Wurm
5. [Tidewalker](/printing/tidewalker-plc.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Ravaging Riftwurm](/printing/ravaging-riftwurm-fut.md) — Creature — Wurm

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planar Chaos (PLC) #103
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** E. M. Gist
- **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`