Skarrgan Hellkite

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Skarrgan Hellkite: Creature - Dragon, Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
4/4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC)
Released
2025-04-11
Collector number
233
Artist
Svetlin Velinov
Commander rank
13,500 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Riot

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About Skarrgan Hellkite

Skarrgan Hellkite is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red creature from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC), a Commander product released in April 2025. It is collector number 233 in that set, with art by Svetlin Velinov. It costs {3}{R}{R} (three generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/4 creature. 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 Ravnica Allegiance (2019) to Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Riot (This creature enters with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.)

Flying

{3}{R}: This creature deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets. Activate only if this creature has a +1/+1 counter on it.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.42 (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 Skarrgan Hellkite 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 Skarrgan Hellkite

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

PrintingRarityYear
Ravnica Allegiance Promos (PRNA) #114pMythic2019
Ravnica Allegiance (RNA) #114Mythic2019

Official rulings

Six official rulings apply to Skarrgan Hellkite, newest first.

  • If you choose for the creature to gain haste, it gains haste indefinitely. It won't lose it as the turn ends or as another player gains control of it.
  • You divide the damage as you activate Skarrgan Hellkite's ability, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. In other words, as you activate the ability, you choose whether to have Skarrgan Hellkite deal 2 damage to a single target, or deal 1 damage to each of two targets.
  • If a creature entering the battlefield has riot but can't have a +1/+1 counter put onto it, it gains haste.
  • Riot is a replacement effect. Players can't respond to your choice of +1/+1 counter or haste, and they can't take actions while the creature is on the battlefield without one or the other.
  • Once Skarrgan Hellkite's ability has been activated, it resolves even if all +1/+1 counters are removed from it or if Skarrgan Hellkite leaves the battlefield.
  • If Skarrgan Hellkite's ability has two targets and one becomes illegal, the remaining target is dealt 1 damage, not 2.

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