Spellbound Dragon

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Spellbound Dragon: Creature - Dragon, Commander 2017. Flying. Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}{R}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Blue and red (UR)
Power / toughness
3/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2017 (C17)
Released
2017-08-25
Collector number
196
Artist
Jesper Ejsing
Commander rank
21,226 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying

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About Spellbound Dragon

Spellbound Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and red creature from Commander 2017 (C17), a Commander product released in August 2017. It is collector number 196 in that set, with art by Jesper Ejsing. It costs {3}{U}{R} (three generic, one blue and one red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 3/5 creature. Its colour identity is blue and red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Alara Reborn (2009) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.40 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Flying

Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the discarded card's mana value.

A king in Jund, a serf in Esper.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.40 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Spellbound 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 Spellbound Dragon

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

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #ARB-90Rare2021
Alara Reborn (ARB) #90Rare2009

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Spellbound Dragon.

  • You'll discard a card even if some other effect replaces the draw.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a blue and red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Spellbound Dragon is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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