Dragon Blood
Artifact
, 
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters
- Price
- $0.20
- EDHREC rank
- #19996
Dragon Blood costs three mana to cast and three more plus a tap to put a single +1/+1 counter on a creature — that's six mana and a turn of setup to do what a one-mana spell does at instant speed. There are better ways to distribute counters in virtually every shell that wants them.
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 |
Dragon Blood is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage the rate is catastrophically bad — three mana for an artifact that requires three more to do anything is nowhere close to competitive. In Commander, Dragon Blood occasionally surfaces in counter-doubling builds helmed by commanders like Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider or proliferate engines like Atraxa, Praetors' Voice, where the repeatable activation has some long-game value. Even there, the six total mana for a first activation makes it a low-priority include, and most lists find cleaner options.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.20 bulk tier
At $0.20, Dragon Blood is deep bulk — the price reflects its power level accurately. Don't expect movement in either direction; it fills bulk boxes, not speculation targets.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.