Scion of the Ur-Dragon

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Scion of the Ur-Dragon: Legendary Creature - Dragon Avatar, Commander 2017. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Dragon Avatar
Colour identity
White, blue, black, red and green (WUBRG)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2017 (C17)
Released
2017-08-25
Collector number
192
Artist
Jim Murray
Commander rank
6,035 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Scion of the Ur-Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white, blue, black, red and green legendary creature from Commander 2017 (C17), a Commander product released in August 2017. It is collector number 192 in that set, with art by Jim Murray. It costs {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} (one white, one blue, one black, one red and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. Its colour identity is white, blue, black, red and green. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Time Spiral (2006) to Commander 2017 (2017). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.14 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

{2}: Search your library for a Dragon permanent card and put it into your graveyard. If you do, Scion of the Ur-Dragon becomes a copy of that card until end of turn. Then shuffle.

"I am the blood of the ur-dragon, coursing through all dragonkind."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.14 (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 Scion of the Ur-Dragon by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Scion of the Ur-Dragon has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1531Rare2025
Time Spiral (TSP) #246Rare2006

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Scion of the Ur-Dragon, newest first.

  • Removing the other Dragon card from your graveyard has no effect on Scion of the Ur-Dragon.
  • When Scion of the Ur-Dragon becomes a copy of another Dragon, it loses its copy ability for the rest of the turn.

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