Leyline Tyrant
Leyline Tyrant: Creature - Dragon, Foundations Commander. Flying You don't lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}{R}
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Creature - Dragon
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Power / toughness
- 4/4
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 162
- Artist
- Chase Stone
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Leyline Tyrant
Leyline Tyrant is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 162 in that set, with art by Chase Stone. It costs {2}{R}{R} (two generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Zendikar Rising (2020) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.67 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Flying
You don't lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end.
When this creature dies, you may pay any amount of {R}. When you do, it deals that much damage to any target.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.67 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Leyline Tyrant by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Leyline Tyrant
Leyline Tyrant has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #221 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #83776 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #147p | Mythic | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising Promos (PZNR) #147s | Mythic | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #147 | Mythic | 2020 |
| Zendikar Rising (ZNR) #348 | Mythic | 2020 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Leyline Tyrant, newest first.
- Once Leyline Tyrant leaves the battlefield, you have until the end of the current step or phase to spend your unspent red mana before it is lost as normal. There is no penalty associated with this other than the loss of the mana.
- If a red mana you add has certain restrictions or riders associated with it (for example, if it was produced by Base Camp), they'll apply to that mana no matter when you spend it.
- You can keep unspent red mana indefinitely while Leyline Tyrant is on the battlefield. That means if you add a red mana during one step or phase, you can spend it during a later step or phase, or even a later turn. Other types of mana will continue to be lost as normal as each step and phase ends.
- Leyline Tyrant's last ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, you may pay any amount of red mana, including from the unspent mana you have. If you do, a second ability triggers and you pick one target to be dealt that much damage. This is different from abilities that say "If you do . . ." in that players may cast spells and activate abilities after mana is paid but before the damage is dealt.
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