Dragon's Rage Channeler
Creature — Human Shaman
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
Delirium — As long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +2/+2, has flying, and attacks each combat if able.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2 Timeshifts
- Price
- $4.24
- EDHREC rank
- #1777
Dragon's Rage Channeler is a one-mana threat that snowballs fast — delirium turns it into a 3/3 flier that surveys every combat, which is backbreaking value for a single red mana. Graveyard-heavy builds like Underworld Breach loops and Lorehold, the Historian spell-slinging want it precisely because every cantrip and fetch fueling those engines also fuels the Channeler.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lorehold, the Historian
Lorehold, the Historian burns through instants and sorceries at a pace that hits delirium by turn three without trying, turning Dragon's Rage Channeler into a recurring surveil engine that feeds the next spell chain.
Urabrask
Urabrask's impulse-draw gameplan cycles through card types quickly, and Dragon's Rage Channeler converts that card-type diversity into a 3/3 flier that surveys on attack — pressure and selection in one slot.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver shells run dense artifact and sacrifice packages that scatter card types into the graveyard fast, letting Dragon's Rage Channeler hit delirium as a byproduct of the normal game plan rather than requiring any extra effort.
Magar of the Magic Strings
Magar of the Magic Strings exiles and recasts instants and sorceries repeatedly, piling up card types in the graveyard with minimal friction, which means Dragon's Rage Channeler upgrades into a surveiling 3/3 almost immediately after hitting the battlefield.
Elsha of the Infinite
Elsha of the Infinite decks churn through the top of the library at high velocity, and Dragon's Rage Channeler's delirium trigger rewards that churn with a built-in surveil that helps set up the next Elsha activation.
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 |
In Modern, Dragon's Rage Channeler is a format staple — one of the best one-drops in the format, anchoring Murktide Regent shells where fetches and cantrips hit delirium before turn two with regularity. Legacy treats it the same way, a cheap threat that doubles as selection in a format where every draw step matters. In Commander, it's a niche include rather than an auto-add: the singleton format slows delirium down, so Dragon's Rage Channeler belongs specifically in spell-slinger or graveyard decks that naturally diversify card types in the bin, not in generic red decks. Oathbreaker follows Commander's logic — playable in the right shell, cuttable everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Underworld BreachFrantic SearchDragon's Rage Channeler
Near-infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite looting; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite self-mill; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite surveil
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Current price
$4.24 cheap tier
At $4.24, Dragon's Rage Channeler sits at the low end of staple pricing given how much Modern and Legacy demand it pulls. It's a safe pickup for any deck that wants it — cross-format play keeps the floor stable.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Underworld Breach
- Lorehold, the Historian
- Urabrask
- Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
- Magar of the Magic Strings
- Elsha of the Infinite
- Frantic Search
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.