Imperial Hellkite

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Imperial Hellkite: Creature - Dragon, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{R}{R}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
6/6
Rarity
Rare
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
Released
2024-02-09
Collector number
155
Artist
Matt Cavotta
Commander rank
18,544 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Morph

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About Imperial Hellkite

Imperial Hellkite is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 155 in that set, with art by Matt Cavotta. It costs {5}{R}{R} (five generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 6/6 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Legions (2003) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Morph {6}{R}{R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When this creature is turned face up, you may search your library for a Dragon card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.26 (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 Imperial Hellkite by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PremodernLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Imperial Hellkite

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

PrintingRarityYear
Archenemy (ARC) #42Rare2010
Legions (LGN) #103Rare2003

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Imperial Hellkite, newest first.

  • You do not have to find a Dragon card if you do not want to, even if you have one in your library.
  • The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.

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