Sarkhan the Masterless
Sarkhan the Masterless: Legendary Planeswalker - Sarkhan, Commander Masters. MTG card 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
- 5
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 880
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
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About Sarkhan the Masterless
Sarkhan the Masterless is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red legendary planeswalker from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 880 in that set, with art by Kieran Yanner. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It enters with 5 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 5 sets, from War of the Spark (2019) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, each Dragon you control deals 1 damage to that creature.
[+1]: Until end of turn, each planeswalker you control becomes a 4/4 red Dragon creature and gains flying.
[−3]: Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Sarkhan the Masterless 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 Sarkhan the Masterless
Sarkhan the Masterless has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #514 | Rare | 2021 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #77991 | Rare | 2019 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #72257 | Rare | 2019 |
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #143s | Rare | 2019 |
| War of the Spark Promos (PWAR) #143s★ | Rare | 2019 |
| War of the Spark (WAR) #143 | Rare | 2019 |
| War of the Spark (WAR) #143★ | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Sarkhan the Masterless, newest first.
- A planeswalker that becomes a creature due to Sarkhan’s first loyalty ability can’t attack unless you’ve controlled it continuously since your turn began.
- Once Sarkhan’s first loyalty ability has resolved, each planeswalker you control (including Sarkhan) is no longer a planeswalker for the rest of the turn. They don’t lose any loyalty counters or abilities, and you can still activate their loyalty abilities if you haven’t done so yet this turn. They don’t lose loyalty if they’re dealt damage while they’re not planeswalkers.
Similar cards
Other planeswalker cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.