Archwing Dragon
Creature — Dragon
Flying, haste
At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Avacyn Restored
- Price
- $0.40
- EDHREC rank
- #16035
Archwing Dragon enters swinging — haste and flying on a 4/4 for four mana means it deals damage the turn it lands, every turn it lands. The catch is the built-in bounce: it returns to your hand at end of turn, which reads as a drawback until you're playing Lathliss, Dragon Queen and realize you're triggering her "each other Dragon" clause on every single upkeep.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Lathliss, Dragon Queen makes a free 5/5 Dragon token every time a Dragon enters under your control, so Archwing Dragon bouncing to your hand and replaying each turn isn't a bug — it's a repeatable token engine that costs nothing beyond the four mana you were already spending.
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 |
Commander is where Archwing Dragon actually does work, specifically in Dragon-tribal shells that reward repeated enters-the-battlefield triggers. Outside of that niche, it's a four-mana 4/4 that resets every turn — fine rate, no staying power, and competitive Constructed formats have never had reason to look twice at it. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but neither format has a use case for a Dragon that can't stick to the board. Archwing Dragon is a Commander-only card in practice.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.40 bulk tier
At $0.40, Archwing Dragon sits firmly in bulk territory and is easy to pick up as a throw-in. Given its narrow home in Dragon-tribal Commander builds, don't expect the price to move — it does exactly one thing well, and the supply is deep.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.