Opportunistic Dragon

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Opportunistic Dragon: Creature - Dragon, Tarkir: Dragonstorm 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
4/3
Rarity
Rare
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
Released
2025-04-11
Collector number
228
Artist
Chris Rahn
Commander rank
8,244 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Opportunistic Dragon

Opportunistic Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 228 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {2}{R}{R} (two generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. It is a 4/3 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 4 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.26 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

When this creature enters, choose target Human or artifact an opponent controls. For as long as this creature remains on the battlefield, gain control of that permanent, it loses all abilities, and it can't attack or block.

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 Opportunistic Dragon 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 Opportunistic Dragon

Opportunistic Dragon has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #134Rare2021
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #133★Rare2020
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #133Rare2019
Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #364Rare2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #133pRare2019
Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #133sRare2019

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Opportunistic Dragon, newest first.

  • If another player gains control of the permanent Opportunistic Dragon has kidnapped, that permanent doesn't regain its abilities and still can't attack or block.
  • Opportunistic Dragon's effect doesn't expire if another player gains control of it or if it loses all abilities. The effect only expires once it's no longer on the battlefield.
  • If the stolen permanent normally has any abilities that would trigger when Opportunistic Dragon dies, those abilities won't trigger.
  • If Opportunistic Dragon leaves the battlefield before its triggered ability resolves, your opponent keeps control of their Human or artifact, it doesn't lose any abilities, and it can still attack or block as normal. You don't gain control of it at all.

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Opportunistic Dragon is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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