Orb of Dragonkind
Orb of Dragonkind: Artifact, Foundations Commander. 1, Tap: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{R}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 168
- Artist
- Brian Valeza
- Commander rank
- 3,828 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Orb of Dragonkind
Orb of Dragonkind is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red artifact from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 168 in that set, with art by Brian Valeza. It costs {1}{R} (one generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. 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 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (2021) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells or activate abilities of Dragons.
{R}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a Dragon card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Orb of Dragonkind 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 Orb of Dragonkind
Orb of Dragonkind has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #92742 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #157 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #381 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #157a | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #157p | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #157s | Rare | 2021 |
| Love Your LGS 2021 (PLG21) #J1 | Rare | 2021 |
| Love Your LGS 2021 (PLG21) #J2 | Rare | 2021 |
| Love Your LGS 2021 (PLG21) #J3 | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Orb of Dragonkind.
- A Dragon card is a card with the creature type Dragon in its type line. Similarly, a creature on the battlefield is a Dragon if it has the Dragon creature type. A card that has “Dragon” in the name (such as Orb of Dragonkind) isn't a Dragon card unless it also has the Dragon creature type.
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Orb of Dragonkind is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.