Thundermaw Hellkite

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Thundermaw Hellkite: Creature - Dragon, Starter Commander Decks. 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
5/5
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Starter Commander Decks (SCD)
Released
2022-12-02
Collector number
164
Artist
Svetlin Velinov
Commander rank
7,189 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Haste

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About Thundermaw Hellkite

Thundermaw Hellkite is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare red creature from Starter Commander Decks (SCD), a Commander product released in December 2022. It is collector number 164 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 5/5 creature. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Magic 2013 (2012) to Starter Commander Decks (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.89 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)

When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to each creature with flying your opponents control. Tap those creatures.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.89 (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 Thundermaw Hellkite by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Thundermaw Hellkite

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

PrintingRarityYear
Iconic Masters (IMA) #149Mythic2017
Magic 2013 (M13) #150Mythic2012

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Thundermaw Hellkite, newest first.

  • Thundermaw Hellkite will deal 1 damage to each creature with flying your opponents control whether those creatures are tapped or untapped.
  • If the damage that would be dealt to a creature with flying is prevented, that creature will still be tapped. If that damage is redirected to another creature, the creature with flying will be tapped, not necessarily the creature that ultimately was dealt damage.

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