Hoard-Smelter Dragon

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Hoard-Smelter Dragon: Creature - Dragon, Starter Commander Decks. Flying. 3R: Destroy target artifact. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{R}{R}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
147
Artist
Eric Deschamps
Commander rank
9,491 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Hoard-Smelter Dragon

Hoard-Smelter Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 147 in that set, with art by Eric Deschamps. It costs {4}{R}{R} (four generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Scars of Mirrodin (2010) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

{3}{R}: Destroy target artifact. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that artifact's mana value.

He collects the precious metals, and then converts the rest to propellant.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (as of 2026-11-12).

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

Format legality

Legality of Hoard-Smelter Dragon by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Hoard-Smelter Dragon

Hoard-Smelter Dragon has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #128Rare2021
Commander 2021 (C21) #173Rare2021
Commander Anthology Volume II (CM2) #104Rare2018
Commander 2014 (C14) #178Rare2014
Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #93Rare2010

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Hoard-Smelter Dragon, newest first.

  • If the activated ability resolves but the targeted artifact isn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible or it regenerates), Hoard-Smelter Dragon will still get the bonus.
  • If the mana cost of a permanent includes {X}, that X is considered to be 0.
  • If the targeted artifact is an illegal target by the time the activated ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve. Hoard-Smelter Dragon won't get the bonus.

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