Death by Dragons

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Death by Dragons: Sorcery, Commander Anthology. Each player other than target player creates a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{R}{R}
Mana value
6
Type
Sorcery
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander Anthology (CMA)
Released
2017-06-09
Collector number
80
Artist
Austin Hsu
Commander rank
20,636 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Death by Dragons

Death by Dragons is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red sorcery from Commander Anthology (CMA), a Commander product released in June 2017. It is collector number 80 in that set, with art by Austin Hsu. It costs {4}{R}{R} (four generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2011 (2011) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Each player other than target player creates a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

Suddenly, Eldo felt very alone.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (as of 2026-11-12).

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Format legality

Legality of Death by Dragons by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Death by Dragons

Death by Dragons has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #CMA-80Uncommon2019
Commander 2011 (CMD) #118Uncommon2011

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Death by Dragons, newest first.

  • If the player is an illegal target when Death by Dragons tries to resolve, it won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No player will put a Dragon token onto the battlefield.
  • If Death by Dragons resolves, the player who’s targeted is the only one who won’t put a Dragon token onto the battlefield.

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