Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

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Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker: Legendary Planeswalker - Sarkhan, Starter Commander Decks. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Planeswalker - Sarkhan
Colour identity
Red (R)
Loyalty
4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
156
Artist
Daarken
Commander rank
14,578 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red legendary planeswalker from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 156 in that set, with art by Daarken. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It enters with 4 loyalty. 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 3 sets, from Khans of Tarkir (2014) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.46 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

[+1]: Until end of turn, Sarkhan becomes a legendary 4/4 red Dragon creature with flying, indestructible, and haste. (He doesn't lose loyalty while he's not a planeswalker.)

[−3]: Sarkhan deals 4 damage to target creature.

[−6]: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your draw step, draw two additional cards" and "At the beginning of your end step, discard your hand."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.46 (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 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker 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 Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

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

PrintingRarityYear
Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #593Mythic2022
Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #119Mythic2014

Official rulings

Three official rulings apply to Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker, newest first.

  • If a permanent enters the battlefield as a copy of Sarkhan after his first ability has resolved, the copy will be a Sarkhan planeswalker. It will enter the battlefield with four loyalty counters, no matter how many loyalty counters are on the original Sarkhan. You'll then find yourself in the same situation described above.
  • If Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker becomes a creature due to his first ability, that doesn't count as having a creature enter the battlefield. Sarkhan was already on the battlefield; he only changed his types. Abilities that trigger whenever a creature enters the battlefield won't trigger.
  • Any loyalty counters on Sarkhan when his first ability resolves will remain on him while he's a creature. Because he's not a planeswalker at this time, damage dealt to him won't cause those counters to be removed.

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