Dragon Whelp

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Dragon Whelp: Creature - Dragon, Foundations Jumpstart. Flying. R: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
2/3
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Foundations Jumpstart (J25)
Released
2024-11-15
Collector number
537
Artist
Jokubas Uogintas
Commander rank
19,111 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Dragon Whelp

Dragon Whelp is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon red creature from Foundations Jumpstart (J25), a draft-focused set released in November 2024. It is collector number 537 in that set, with art by Jokubas Uogintas. It costs {2}{R}{R} (two generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 22 sets, from Limited Edition Alpha (1993) to Foundations Jumpstart (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If this ability has been activated four or more times this turn, sacrifice this creature at the beginning of the next end step.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (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 Dragon Whelp by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Dragon Whelp

Dragon Whelp has been printed in 22 sets. The 12 most recent other printings are listed here, newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #DMR-116Uncommon2024
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #116Uncommon2023
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #317Uncommon2023
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #138Uncommon2022
30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #435Uncommon2022
Dominaria United (DMU) #120Uncommon2022
The List (PLST) #CMA-81Uncommon2019
Commander Anthology (CMA) #81Uncommon2017
Commander 2011 (CMD) #120Uncommon2011
Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons (DDG) #54Uncommon2011
Archenemy (ARC) #35Uncommon2010
Magic 2010 (M10) #133Uncommon2009

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Dragon Whelp, newest first.

  • If the fourth (or subsequent) time Dragon Whelp's ability is activated during the same turn is during that turn's end step, the delayed triggered ability won't trigger until the beginning of the next turn's end step. You'll have to sacrifice Dragon Whelp at that time.
  • There's no limit to the number of times you can activate Dragon Whelp's ability in a turn. However, the fourth activation in a turn and each subsequent activation will cause a delayed triggered ability that will force you to sacrifice Dragon Whelp at the beginning of the next end step.
  • The first three times Dragon Whelp's ability is activated in a turn will do nothing other than give it +1/+0 until end of turn. Any subsequent activations will also cause its delayed triggered ability to trigger. That means if you activate Dragon Whelp's ability five times, for example, two different delayed triggered abilities will trigger at the beginning of the next end step and cause you to sacrifice Dragon Whelp.
  • If the fourth (or more) time Dragon Whelp's ability is activated during the same turn happens to be during that turn's end step, the delayed triggered ability won't trigger until the beginning of the next turn's end step. You'll have to sacrifice Dragon Whelp at that time.

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