Steel Hellkite

Artifact Creature — Dragon

Illustrated by James Paick

EDHREC Rank #1,182

Flying : This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. : Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X whose controller was dealt combat damage by this creature this turn. Activate only once each turn.

Rulings (9)

If Steel Hellkite's third ability is activated with X equal to 0, it will destroy each nonland permanent with mana value 0 the appropriate players control.

Nov 8, 2024

You may activate the last ability even if Steel Hellkite hasn't dealt combat damage to any players that turn. If you do, the ability won't do anything.

Nov 8, 2024

It doesn't matter who controlled those permanents at the time Steel Hellkite dealt combat damage, or if those permanents were even on the battlefield at that time.

Nov 8, 2024