Terror of Mount Velus

Terror of Mount Velus card image

Terror of Mount Velus: Creature - Dragon, Foundations Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{5}{R}{R}
Mana value
7
Type
Creature - Dragon
Colour identity
Red (R)
Power / toughness
5/5
Rarity
Rare
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
179
Artist
Billy Christian
Commander rank
5,506 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Double strike, Flying

Build around this card with Grover

About Terror of Mount Velus

Terror of Mount Velus is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red creature from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 179 in that set, with art by Billy Christian. It costs {5}{R}{R} (five generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 7. It is a 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Theros Beyond Death (2020) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.35 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

When this creature enters, creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.

The forge of Purphoros burns in the heart of Mount Velus, attracting dragons with its blistering heat.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.35 (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 Terror of Mount Velus by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
AlchemyLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Terror of Mount Velus

Terror of Mount Velus has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Foundations (FDN) #764Rare2026
Foundations (FDN) #549Rare2024
Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC) #145Rare2021
Theros Beyond Death (THB) #295Rare2020

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Terror of Mount Velus, newest first.

  • Multiple instances of double strike on the same creature are redundant.
  • The triggered ability affects only creatures you control at the time it resolves. Creatures you begin to control later in the turn won't gain double strike.

Similar cards

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

In these precons

Terror of Mount Velus is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

In these card lists

These card lists include Terror of Mount Velus.

Explore Mana Grove