Dragon's Eye Sentry
Creature — Human Monk
Defender, first strike
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #20717
Dragon's Eye Sentry is a 0/4 defender with vigilance for one white mana — it blocks early aggression and never taps doing it. The effect is real, but one mana buys almost nothing offensively, so this slot only pulls its weight in dedicated wall or Arcades strategies.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dragon's Eye Sentry is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees play in almost none of them outside of Pauper budget walls and niche Commander builds. In Commander, it exists solely in Arcades, the Strategist decks or similar defenders-matter shells — outside that context, a 0/4 with no offensive presence is just a speed bump that opponents walk around. Pauper is the one format where a one-mana 0/4 with vigilance has marginal appeal in a defensive shell, but it still competes with better common walls. Everywhere else, Dragon's Eye Sentry is too passive to matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Dragon's Eye Sentry is deep bulk — you're picking these out of a dollar box or grabbing a playset for the cost of a gumball. Bulk commons this narrow don't appreciate; buy it if you need it and don't think twice about the price.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.