Shrieking Drake
Shrieking Drake: Creature - Drake, Modern Horizons 3. Flying When this creature enters, return a creature you control to its owner's hand. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Creature - Drake
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 1/1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 (MH3)
- Released
- 2024-06-14
- Collector number
- 272
- Artist
- Ian Miller
- Keywords
- Flying
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About Shrieking Drake
Shrieking Drake is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue creature from Modern Horizons 3 (MH3), a draft-focused set released in June 2024. It is collector number 272 in that set, with art by Ian Miller. It costs {U} (one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Visions (1997) to Modern Horizons 3 (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.21 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Flying
When this creature enters, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
"Kaervek believes the drakes' cries herald his victory; in truth, they mourn aloud for his impending demise." -Teferi
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.21 (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 Shrieking Drake by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Shrieking Drake
Shrieking Drake has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Visions (VIS) #43 | Common | 1997 |
| Media and Collaboration Promos (PMEI) #1997-2 | Common | 1997 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to Shrieking Drake, newest first.
- You may return Shrieking Drake itself to its owner's hand as its triggered ability resolves. If you don't control any other creature, you must return it.
- Shrieking Drake's ability doesn't target any creature. Therefore, no player may take actions between the time you choose the creature to return and the time you return it.
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