Magnesium#12 Blast type

Magnesium (Mg) element facts for kids

Emergency flares and some fireworks burn blinding white because of magnesium. The green stuff in leaves, chlorophyll, has one magnesium atom in the middle — that is how plants catch sunlight.

Blastthe White Flare

Battle stats

7 Toughness Light, soft-ish metal

+1 Power Burns bright white

3 Speed A very light atom

Real facts

1Emergency flares burn blinding white from magnesium.
2The green in leaves (chlorophyll) has one magnesium in the middle.
3Bikes and planes use it because it is strong and light.

Moves

Blinding BurnHit

A clean hit.

Magnesium metal burns with a light so white and bright it is used in flares so people can see you.

Light FrameSun

Hit now, plus 1 more for the next 2 rounds.

Magnesium is a strong metal that weighs little, so bikes and planes use it to stay light.

Green HeartTrick

Small hit plus a status. Once per card. Causes: Burning.

Plants cannot catch sunlight without the magnesium sitting in the middle of chlorophyll.

Battle type

BlastAlkali and alkaline-earth metals.

Type bonus: +1 power on every hit.

Beats×2

LifeReactive metals react violently with water, and living things are mostly water. Real science

Weak to×2

Noble gasInert gases can smother burning by keeping oxygen out. Real science

Real science: it happens, though not always. Game rule: keeps battles fair.

Alkaline Earth family: Bone-and-stone metals. Calmer than alkalis, but still reactive.

Magnesium quick facts

Magnesium quick facts
Atomic number	12
Symbol	Mg
Family	Alkaline earth metal
Group (column)	2
Period (row)	3
State at room temperature	Solid
Discovered	1808, Humphry Davy (first isolated)

Interesting facts about magnesium

Magnesium burns with a dazzling white light, used in flares and fireworks.
Every chlorophyll molecule in green leaves has a magnesium atom at its center.
Magnesium alloys are light and strong, so they are used in some car and bike parts.
Seawater contains a lot of dissolved magnesium.

What are Magnesium's moves, and the real science behind them?

Blinding Burn

In the game: Burn plus lower accuracy. The real science: Magnesium metal burns with a light so white and bright it is used in flares so people can see you.

Light Frame

In the game: Raise speed. The real science: Magnesium is a strong metal that weighs little, so bikes and planes use it to stay light.

Green Heart

In the game: Heal an ally a little. The real science: Plants cannot catch sunlight without the magnesium sitting in the middle of chlorophyll.

Where does Magnesium fit among the nine types?

Magnesium is Blast type. Blast is the type for the alkali and alkaline earth metals, the two reactive metal columns on the left that react hard with water. It hits Life cards for double damage and takes double damage from Noble gas. Read Elemon's nine types vs. the real element families for the full map.

Magnesium in the game
Elemon type	Blast
Hearts	2
Strong against (×2)	Life
Weak to (×2)	Noble gas
Resists (×½)	none
Type power	+1 power on every hit.

Want magnesium on the table? Its card is in the free printable first 20 element cards, and it is one of the first 20 elements most classes start with.