Runic Armasaur

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Runic Armasaur: Creature - Dinosaur, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}{G}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Dinosaur
Colour identity
Green (G)
Power / toughness
2/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC)
Released
2023-11-17
Collector number
256
Artist
Randy Vargas
Commander rank
2,411 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Runic Armasaur

Runic Armasaur is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green creature from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (LCC), a Commander product released in November 2023. It is collector number 256 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {1}{G}{G} (one generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/5 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Core Set 2019 (2018) to The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.79 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Whenever an opponent activates an ability of a creature or land that isn't a mana ability, you may draw a card.

The Sun Empire's most sacred sites are protected by more than prayers.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.79 (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 Runic Armasaur 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 Runic Armasaur

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

PrintingRarityYear
Core Set 2019 (M19) #200Rare2018
Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #200pRare2018
Core Set 2019 Promos (PM19) #200sRare2018

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Runic Armasaur, newest first.

  • Runic Armasaur's ability doesn't trigger when an opponent activates an ability of a card in hand (such as a cycling ability from the Amonkhet block) or a card in a graveyard (such as that of Bone Dragon), even if that causes a card to be put onto the battlefield.
  • Activated abilities contain a colon. They're generally written "[Cost]: [Effect]." Some keyword abilities are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text. An activated mana ability is one that produces mana as it resolves, not one that costs mana to activate.
  • Runic Armasaur's ability resolves before the ability that caused it to trigger. Players can cast spells and activate abilities after the triggered ability resolves but before the activated ability that caused it to trigger does.
  • Runic Armasaur's ability doesn't trigger when an opponent activates an ability of a noncreature, nonland permanent that causes it to become a creature (such as a crew ability of a Vehicle).

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

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Runic Armasaur is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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