Tornado Elemental

As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Tornado Elemental is $0.33 (C14 #222), and the most expensive is $3.67 (5DN #97, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.65, up 266.7% over 7 days, up 52.8% over 30 days, up 400.0% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $1.65 (2026).

Tornado Elemental has 5 tracked printings across 5 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

C14 #222

$0.33

CK $0.59 / $0.08 76%

MP $0.26 159 avail

CMA #159

$0.34 +3%

CK $0.59 / $0.09 74%

MP $0.29 53 avail

HOP #79

$0.39 +18%

CK $0.49 / $0.04 90%

MP $0.22 74 avail

5DN #97

$0.45 +36%

CK $0.59 / $0.09 80%

MP $0.26 148 avail

PLST #5DN-97

$1.65 +400%

CK $0.49 / $0.05 97%

MP $1.40 10 avail

5DN #97 Foil

$3.67 +1012%

CK $3.49 / $1.40 62%

MP $2.80 2 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $1.40 cash for 5DN #97 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 60% (wide).

• Apr 27, 2018 If blocked by a creature with banding, the defending player decides whether or not the damage is assigned “as though it weren’t blocked”.
• Apr 27, 2018 When assigning combat damage, you choose whether you want to assign all damage to blocking creatures, or if you want to assign all of it to the player or planeswalker this creature is attacking. You can’t split the damage assignment between them.
• Apr 27, 2018 You can decide to assign damage to the defending player or planeswalker even if the blocking creature has protection from green or damage preventing effects on it.

Tornado Elemental has been reprinted 6 times.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment
PLST #5DN-97	2022-04-29	Rare	Standard
CMA #159	2017-06-09	Rare	Standard
C14 #222	2014-11-07	Rare	Standard
HOP #79	2009-09-04	Rare	Standard
5DN #97	2004-06-04	Rare	Standard
5DN #97	2004-06-04	Rare	Standard

Tornado Elemental is the #17,985 most-played card on EDHREC, down 159 places over the last 30 days.