Shadrix Silverquill
Shadrix Silverquill: Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {3}{W}{B}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
- Colour identity
- White and black (WB)
- Power / toughness
- 2/5
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 330
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Commander rank
- 2,716 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Flying, Double strike
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Shadrix Silverquill
Shadrix Silverquill is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white and black legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 330 in that set, with art by Raymond Swanland. It costs {3}{W}{B} (three generic, one white and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 2/5 creature. Its colour identity is white and black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Strixhaven: School of Mages (2021) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.46 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Flying, double strike
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two. Each mode must target a different player.
• Target player creates a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying.
• Target player draws a card and loses 1 life.
• Target player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.46 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Shadrix Silverquill 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 Shadrix Silverquill
Shadrix Silverquill has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2130 | Mythic | 2026 |
| Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #302 | Mythic | 2025 |
| Magic Online Promos (PRM) #90316 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #230p | Mythic | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos (PSTX) #230s | Mythic | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #230 | Mythic | 2021 |
| Strixhaven: School of Mages (STX) #280 | Mythic | 2021 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Shadrix Silverquill, newest first.
- You may choose exactly zero modes or two modes. You can't choose only one mode. If you choose two modes, you choose which two and the target players as you put the triggered ability on the stack.
- You can target a player with the third mode even if they control no creatures.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a white and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Shadrix Silverquill is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.