Dragon Mage
Creature — Dragon Wizard
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2015
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #2845
Dragon Mage connects as a 5/5 flyer and forces a full wheel — every player discards and draws seven, which is a massive refill stapled to a threat. The cost is real: seven mana and combat damage means opponents get a turn to answer it before you see the upside, and the wheel is symmetrical.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Beamtown Bullies
The Beamtown Bullies pitches Dragon Mage from a graveyard onto an opponent's creature at instant speed, turning the wheel trigger into a political weapon that fires on someone else's combat step and bypasses the seven-mana ask entirely.
Tannuk, Steadfast Second
Tannuk, Steadfast Second cares about having full grip, and Dragon Mage's wheel reloads the hand on demand — connecting even once resets Tannuk's resource engine and refuels the whole table on your terms.
Rivaz of the Claw
Rivaz of the Claw reanimates Dragons from the graveyard, so Dragon Mage slots in as a recursive wheel engine — cast it, connect, wheel, and let Rivaz bring it back if it dies.
Feldon of the Third Path
Feldon of the Third Path makes token copies of creatures in the graveyard, meaning a Dragon Mage that traded in combat becomes repeatable wheel access every turn Feldon untaps.
Atarka, World Render
Atarka, World Render runs a critical mass of Dragons to support double strike payoffs, and Dragon Mage fills out the tribe while providing the card advantage these aggressive decks bleed out for by the mid-game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Dragon Mage actually matters — wheels are high-value in a format where card advantage is hard to sustain, and a 5/5 flyer that forces one on damage is a real threat in Dragon or reanimator shells. Constructed formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy have faster, more reliable wheel effects and zero patience for a seven-mana sorcery-speed creature that needs to connect in combat; Dragon Mage doesn't clear that bar in any of them. In Oathbreaker the same problem applies at a compressed scale — the format moves too fast for this to matter. This card's entire competitive surface area is Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Dragon Mage is bulk — pick it up without a second thought if it fits the deck. Bulk rare prices this low are stable floors with no downside risk to buying in.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.