Ember Swallower - Magic the Gathering

Masticore Elemental?

This is a freakin Masticore! Not an elemental. It looks almost exactly the same as Molten-Tail Masticore. Is this leftover art from Scars block? My only other guess is that the art description for this guy was supposed to be a Manticore, but either the description had a typo or the artist misread it, resulting in this masticore. Masticores only exist in the Magic universe. There is nothing ancient Greek about them. So they changed the card to an elemental to cover their rears. This is pure speculation. I really would like someone from Wizards to give an official explanation, because I swear this isn't a coincidence.

Regarding the card itself, it's rather bleh. The ability doesn't excite me, and I have no idea how favorable turn seven land destruction is, especially since you're nuking yourself as well. Could be annoying in multiplayer though. Not necessarily fun, but annoying. Other than that, the stats are good, especially for red, whose creatures have a tendency to be glass cannons. The name also feels pretty generic. If my theory's correct, that could be because they had to scramble for it at the last minute.