Dragon's Presence
Instant
Dragon's Presence deals 5 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #26360
Dragon's Presence puts a 3/3 flying Dragon token on the board and pads your life total by 3 — solid rate for one card — but at three mana it competes with effects that scale harder in a 100-card format. It's a role-player in Dragon tribal, not a staple.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Dragon's Presence earns a slot almost exclusively in Dragon tribal builds where the token counts as a Dragon for lords and payoffs like Utvara Hellkite — outside that context, three mana for a 3/3 and 3 life doesn't move the needle. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but have no interest; the effect is far too fair for either format's speed. Pauper is where Dragon's Presence is most structurally interesting, since a 3/3 flyer at common is a meaningful threat, though the format lacks the tribal infrastructure to make the life gain relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Dragon's Presence is deep bulk — you're buying it out of a commons box, not tracking it on a market. Bulk commons don't appreciate; pick it up when you need it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.