Cave of the Frost Dragon
Cave of the Frost Dragon: Land, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped. Tap: Add W. On Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR)
- Released
- 2021-07-23
- Collector number
- 253
- Artist
- Johannes Voss
- Commander rank
- 7,831 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Cave of the Frost Dragon
Cave of the Frost Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white land from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR), an expansion set released in July 2021. It is collector number 253 in that set, with art by Johannes Voss. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The List (2020) to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.38 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{4}{W}: This land becomes a 3/4 white Dragon creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.38 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Cave of the Frost Dragon by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Cave of the Frost Dragon
Cave of the Frost Dragon has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #AFR-253 | Rare | 2023 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #350 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #253a | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #253p | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #253s | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Cave of the Frost Dragon, newest first.
- If you turn Cave of the Frost Dragon into a creature but haven't controlled it continuously since your most recent turn began, you won't be able to activate its mana ability or attack with it.
- If Cave of the Frost Dragon enters the battlefield at the same time as one or more other lands, it doesn't take those lands into consideration when determining how many other lands you control.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a white colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
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