Cerulean Drake
Creature — Drake
Flying
Protection from red (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything red.)
Sacrifice this creature: Counter target spell that targets you.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #17411
Cerulean Drake is a two-mana 2/1 flier with protection from red — cheap evasion that also blanks every Lightning Bolt, Shock, and Purphoros trigger aimed at it. In Alandra, Sky Dreamer decks specifically, it's a reliable early threat that keeps turning sideways while you chain instants and sorceries overhead.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
Alandra, Sky Dreamer rewards casting multiple instants and sorceries in a turn to generate 4/4 Drake tokens, and Cerulean Drake fills the one role that engine can neglect: a cheap, evasive body that survives red-based interaction and applies pressure before the token engine comes online.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Cerulean Drake is a niche role-player — protection from red is narrow in a four-player format, but it earns its slot in Alandra, Sky Dreamer builds as an early blocker and consistent attacker. In Modern and Legacy, it's legal but sees essentially no play; dedicated aggro decks want more power, and control shells don't need a 2/1. Pioneer is the same story — the card is available but doesn't compete at that power level. The honest verdict is that Cerulean Drake is a Commander-specific pickup and only in the right shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Cerulean Drake is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that does exactly what it needs to in the decks that want it. Bulk commons with narrow application don't appreciate, so buy it for the function, not the foil.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.