The Elder Dragon War

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The Elder Dragon War: Enchantment - Saga, Foundations Commander. Read ahead. I - This Saga deals 2 damage to each creature and each opponent. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{R}{R}
Mana value
4
Type
Enchantment - Saga
Colour identity
Red (R)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Foundations Commander (FDC)
Released
2026-10-02
Collector number
156
Artist
Filip Burburan
Commander rank
9,525 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Read Ahead

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About The Elder Dragon War

The Elder Dragon War is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red enchantment from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 156 in that set, with art by Filip Burburan. It costs {2}{R}{R} (two generic and two red mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. 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 Dominaria United (2022) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.29 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)

I - This Saga deals 2 damage to each creature and each opponent.

II - Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.

III - Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.29 (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 The Elder Dragon War 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 The Elder Dragon War

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

PrintingRarityYear
Dominaria United (DMU) #121Rare2022
Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #121pRare2022
Dominaria United Promos (PDMU) #121sRare2022

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to The Elder Dragon War, newest first.

  • As a Saga with read ahead enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a number from one to that Saga's greatest chapter number. The Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters. Neither choosing the number nor putting the counters on the Saga use the stack, and neither can be responded to.
  • In a Two-Headed Giant game, the first chapter ability deals to damage to each player on the opposing team, reducing that team's life total by 4.

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