| Hellion | |
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| Creature Type | |
| (Subtype for creature/kindred cards) | |
| Statistics |
23 cards
 73.9%  8.7%  17.4% 2 Hellion creation cards
as of Murders at Karlov Manor 50%  50% |
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| type:"Hellion" | |
Hellion is a mainly red creature type used for cards that depict enormous, wormlike creatures with scaly, snakelike bodies, spiky knobs along their sides, and a ring of tentacles surrounding a toothy maw, the danger of which is usually superseded by the fact that hellion maws are often glowing.[1][2] Hellions are unique to Magic[3] in this depiction, with the closest real-life inspiration being supersized dobsonfly larvae (also known as hellgrammites) given a mouth like a lamprey eel or leech.
Description[ | ]
Hellions are manifestations of nature's blind rage. Most are huge, about the size of freight trains. They are mighty, unpredictable, and hostile. Often, the Hellion is the beating heart of a volcano.[1]
Mechanically, they are rather large (typically above four power) and have devour, haste, damage dealing, or damage amplifying.
History[ | ]
The first creature to bear the type was Volcano Hellion in Planar Chaos, though the Crater Hellion from Urza's Saga, the Flowstone Hellion from Stronghold and the Iron-Barb Hellion from Fifth Dawn were all issued errata to become Hellions as well as Beasts.[4] At the time of the Grand Creature Type Update, R&D talked about consolidating Hellion into another creature type, but after many days arguing about how to consolidate it, they left it alone.[5]
Distribution[ | ]
Hellions can be found on the following planes:
Notable Hellions[ | ]
- Unknown
Tokens[ | ]
| Token Name | Color | Type Line | P/T | Text Box | Source | Printings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellion | Red | Creature — Hellion | 4/4 | |||
| Red | Creature — Hellion | 4/4 | Haste |
Gallery[ | ]
From Alara.
From Amonkhet.
From Dominaria.
Obosh a legendary Hellion Horror from Ikoria.
From Kaladesh.
From Kylem.
From Mirrodin.
From Rath.
Ulasht a legendary Hellion-Hydra from Ravnica.
From Ravnica.
From Zendikar.
Chandra's Firemaw.
References[ | ]
- ↑ a b Doug Beyer (December 24, 2008). "How to Design a Hellion and More!". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Monty Ashley (November 10, 2010). "Sketches: Flameborn Hellion". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Doug Beyer (August 10, 2011). "Magic's Exclusive Creatures". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (March, 2007). "Ask Wizards - March 2007". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 05, 2018). "Trivia on my favorite creature type, Hellion?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Magic Arcana (January 09, 2006). "The Hellion-Headed Hydra". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
