Hellkite Courser
Hellkite Courser: Creature - Dragon, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {4}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 6
- Type
- Creature - Dragon
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 6/5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
- Released
- 2025-04-11
- Collector number
- 218
- Artist
- Caio Monteiro
- Commander rank
- 1,895 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Hellkite Courser
Hellkite Courser is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 218 in that set, with art by Caio Monteiro. It costs {4}{R}{R} (four generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 6/5 creature. 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 Legends (2020) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.15 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Flying
When this creature enters, you may put a commander you own from the command zone onto the battlefield. It gains haste. Return it to the command zone at the beginning of the next end step.
The charge was heralded not by horns, but by the dragon's echoing roar.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.15 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Hellkite Courser by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Hellkite Courser
Hellkite Courser has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #85996 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #183 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Commander Legends (CMR) #666 | Mythic | 2020 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Hellkite Courser, newest first.
- Putting your commander onto the battlefield this way isn't the same as casting that commander. The "commander tax" won't increase.
- You'll return the commander to the command zone only if it's still on the battlefield as the delayed triggered ability resolves. If it's in another zone, it will stay where it is.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Hellkite Courser is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Temur Roar (TDC), led by Eshki, Temur's Roar