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Dragon Tempest

Enchantment

Whenever a creature you control with flying enters, it gains haste until end of turn.
Whenever a Dragon you control enters, it deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of Dragons you control.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Dragons of Tarkir
Price
$2.75
EDHREC rank
#835
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Dragon Tempest card art
Dragon Tempest gives every dragon you cast a free Shock on entry and grants the whole board haste — two lines of text that together turn any large dragon into an immediate threat. At two mana, it's one of the most efficient payoffs in any dragon shell; something like Ancient Gold Dragon enters and pings for its power immediately, and Atarka, World Render swings the same turn it lands.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Atarka, World Render

Atarka, World Render

87.8% of decks · synergy 0.85

Atarka, World Render wants to attack the turn it enters, and Dragon Tempest makes that happen unconditionally — the haste means eight power with double strike on the first swing, often ending games before opponents stabilize.

02
Ureni of the Unwritten

Ureni of the Unwritten

94.0% of decks · synergy 0.80

Ureni of the Unwritten cheats dragons directly onto the battlefield, and Dragon Tempest converts each free entry into a haste attacker plus a damage trigger, compounding the already explosive tempo of Ureni's ability.

03
Rivaz of the Claw

Rivaz of the Claw

79.8% of decks · synergy 0.78

Rivaz of the Claw recurs dragons from the graveyard, and Dragon Tempest ensures every recursive entry also pings an opponent or a creature — sustained pressure that punishes removal loops rather than being punished by them.

04
Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Lathliss, Dragon Queen

81.1% of decks · synergy 0.78

Lathliss, Dragon Queen generates Dragon tokens whenever you cast a Dragon, and Dragon Tempest gives every one of those tokens haste and a damage trigger, turning a single cast into a board-wide attack threat on the same turn.

05
Ganax, Astral HunterAcolyte of Bahamut

Ganax, Astral Hunter // Acolyte of Bahamut

78.0% of decks · synergy 0.75

Ganax, Astral Hunter // Acolyte of Bahamut produces Treasure every time a Dragon enters, and Dragon Tempest stacks on top so each entry also pings — two forms of value per cast that together accelerate both the mana base and the damage clock.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Dragon Tempest is a Commander card in practice — the dragon tribal payoff it provides only reaches critical mass in a 100-card singleton format where you can reliably stack six or more dragons. In Modern and Pioneer it's legal but essentially irrelevant; no competitive dragon shell wants a do-nothing enchantment that requires multiple creatures to generate meaningful returns. Legacy and Vintage offer enough raw power elsewhere that Dragon Tempest never makes the cut. Commander is where it earns its slot, and it earns it cleanly: two mana for repeating haste and damage across an entire game is a strong rate when your deck is built around entering dragons.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Vrondiss, Rage of AncientsDragon Tempest

Vrondiss, Rage of AncientsDragon Tempest

Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers

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Price Context

Current price

$2.75 cheap tier

At $2.75, Dragon Tempest sits in the range where you pick it up without thinking twice — it's cheap enough to include in any dragon build on a budget and popular enough that the price reflects steady demand rather than a spike. It's a stable staple; don't expect the price to move much in either direction.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.