Runehorn Hellkite

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Runehorn Hellkite: Creature - Dragon, Starter Commander Decks. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{R}
Mana value
6
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
155
Artist
Karl Kopinski
Commander rank
12,458 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Runehorn Hellkite

Runehorn Hellkite is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 155 in that set, with art by Karl Kopinski. It costs {5}{R} (five generic and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 6. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Commander 2016 (2016) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

{5}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.

Inscribed with runes that predate the dragon, its horns possess their own ancient magic.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (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 Runehorn Hellkite by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Runehorn Hellkite

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

PrintingRarityYear
Treasure Chest (PZ2) #27Rare2016
Commander 2016 (C16) #20Rare2016

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Runehorn Hellkite, newest first.

  • If a player has no cards in hand, that player discards no cards, then draws seven cards.
  • Exiling Runehorn Hellkite from your graveyard is part of the cost of its activated ability. An opponent can't remove Runehorn Hellkite from your graveyard in response to you activating the ability.

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