Manaform Hellkite

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Manaform Hellkite: Creature - Dragon, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality 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
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
248
Artist
Andrew Mar
Commander rank
5,501 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Manaform Hellkite

Manaform Hellkite is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 248 in that set, with art by Andrew Mar. 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 6 sets, from Innistrad: Crimson Vow (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.41 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create an X/X red Dragon Illusion creature token with flying and haste, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast that spell. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.41 (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 Manaform Hellkite by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

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

Other printings of Manaform Hellkite

Manaform Hellkite has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #95395Mythic2026
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #224Mythic2025
Innistrad: Double Feature (DBL) #437Mythic2022
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos (PVOW) #170pMythic2021
Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos (PVOW) #170sMythic2021
Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #170Mythic2021
Innistrad: Crimson Vow (VOW) #380Mythic2021

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Manaform Hellkite.

  • Manaform Hellkite's triggered ability looks at the mana that was actually spent to cast the spell, which may be different than the mana cost of that spell. For example, if you cast a noncreature spell without paying its mana cost, this ability creates a 0/0 Dragon Illusion token. In most cases, such a creature would immediately be put into your graveyard.

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