Ancient Copper Dragon
Creature — Elder Dragon
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, roll a d20. You create a number of Treasure tokens equal to the result.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $107.67
- EDHREC rank
- #648
Ancient Copper Dragon hits the board and immediately threatens to generate a massive pile of Treasure on every attack — one unblocked swing at a stacked board can produce 10–20 mana worth of artifacts before your opponents can answer it. The six-mana cost is real, but any deck running Aggravated Assault can loop that Treasure into infinite combat steps, and Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor gets double value out of every die the Dragon rolls.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor is the most synergistic home for Ancient Copper Dragon because Wyll's triggered ability fires on every die roll — each d20 the Dragon produces on attack becomes both Treasure and a trigger to cantrip or grow Wyll's power.
Knuckles the Echidna
Knuckles the Echidna cares about dealing combat damage and generating resources through aggressive play, making Ancient Copper Dragon a natural fit that converts every unblocked swing into a Treasure flood that fuels Knuckles's engine.
The Ur-Dragon
The Ur-Dragon reduces the cost of every Dragon you cast, making Ancient Copper Dragon cheaper to land, and the Dragon's Treasure output then helps you chain more Dragons into play off a single attack.
Mr. House, President and CEO
Mr. House, President and CEO wants as many dice rolls as possible to spin up Servo tokens, and Ancient Copper Dragon delivers a d20 roll on every attack — often multiple — turning the combat step into a dice-rolling engine that Mr. House rewards twice over.
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
Tannuk, Steadfast Second rewards high-roll outcomes and builds around repeated die manipulation, so Ancient Copper Dragon's stream of d20 rolls gives Tannuk consistent triggers and the Treasure to cast whatever advantage spills out.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ancient Copper Dragon is a Commander card through and through — the dice-rolling payoff, the six-mana cost, and the Treasure generation are all calibrated for a 40-life multiplayer game where one big swing can warp the table. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes against formats that end on turn one or two, and a six-mana 5/4 with no immediate board impact won't see serious play there. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander 60-card-adjacent format where it could slot into a red Treasure or dice-rolling shell, though the smaller starting life total makes it harder to survive long enough to attack. Treat this as a Commander-exclusive investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Ancient Copper DragonAggravated Assault
Near-infinite colored mana; Near-infinite combat damage; Near-infinite Treasure tokens; Near-infinite combat phases; Near-infinite untap of creatures you control; Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's SecondBreath of FuryAncient Copper Dragon
Infinite colored mana; Infinite combat damage; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Goldspan Dragon is the closest functional replacement at roughly $5–8 — it doesn't roll dice, but it generates Treasure on attack and on being targeted, which is more consistent if less explosive than Ancient Copper Dragon's d20 swings. Galazeth Prismari and Delina, Wild Mage each cover pieces of the package at under $3, with Delina offering dice-roll synergy and Galazeth converting artifacts into mana — neither replicates the ceiling Ancient Copper Dragon brings, but together they approximate the effect at a fraction of the price.
Price Context
Current price
$107.67 premium tier
At $107.67, Ancient Copper Dragon sits firmly in premium territory — you're paying for one of the highest-ceiling attack triggers in Commander, and that price reflects genuine demand across Dragon, dice-rolling, and Treasure strategies. It's a staple in multiple high-volume archetypes, so the price is unlikely to crater, but this is a card you buy because you're building the deck, not as a speculation hold.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Aggravated Assault
- Wyll, Blade of Frontiers // Sword Coast Sailor
- Knuckles the Echidna
- The Ur-Dragon
- Mr. House, President and CEO
- Tannuk, Steadfast Second
- Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second
- Breath of Fury
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.