Draconic Lore

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Draconic Lore: Instant, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. This spell costs 2 less to cast if you control a Dragon. Draw three cards. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{U}
Mana value
6
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
Released
2025-04-11
Collector number
151
Artist
Tom Babbey
Commander rank
7,776 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Draconic Lore

Draconic Lore is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 151 in that set, with art by Tom Babbey. It costs {5}{U} (five generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (2022) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.24 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

This spell costs {2} less to cast if you control a Dragon.

Draw three cards.

The wyrmling studied the ancient carvings and dreamed of a day when her own exploits would be immortalized in stone.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.24 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Draconic Lore by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Draconic Lore

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

PrintingRarityYear
Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #116Uncommon2022
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #64Common2022

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Draconic Lore.

  • The cost of Draconic Lore is determined and locked in as you cast it before any mana abilities are activated and before any player can respond. Notably, this means that no player can respond to remove your Dragon before the cost is reduced, and if you sacrifice that Dragon as part of a mana ability, the cost won't be increased.

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