Ancient Hellkite
Creature — Dragon
Flying
: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature defending player controls. Activate only if this creature is attacking.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Game Night: Free-for-All
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #19230
Ancient Hellkite hits the board as a 6/4 flyer that can machine-gun opposing creatures with repeated tap activations — as long as you stay on the attack. Seven mana is a real cost, and without immediate haste it needs a full turn of protection before it does anything, which is a significant ask in most metas.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ancient Hellkite sees essentially zero play in Legacy or Vintage, where seven mana buys you game-ending effects that don't require combat setup. Modern is the same story — the format is too fast for a tap-to-deal creature with no built-in haste. Commander is the only realistic home, and even there Ancient Hellkite competes against cheaper, more immediate threats in red; it fits best in dragon tribal shells or Voltron-adjacent strategies where attacking every turn is already the plan.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Ancient Hellkite is firmly bulk — you can pick it up as an afterthought and never worry about the price. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely move, so there's no reason to expect this one to.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.