Dragonbroods' Relic
Artifact
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a 4/4 Dragon creature token named Reliquary Dragon that's all colors. It has flying, lifelink, and "When this token enters, it deals 3 damage to any target." Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGRUW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #20401
Dragonbroods' Relic is a mana rock that scales into a dragon token factory — it taps for one colorless early and eventually starts churning out 4/4 fliers once it accumulates enough hoard counters. The cost of admission is patience, and in a faster pod that patience rarely gets rewarded.
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 |
Dragonbroods' Relic is almost exclusively a Commander card — the slower, multiplayer pace gives it the turns it needs to stack hoard counters and start producing dragons. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, or Pioneer, it is far too slow to matter; three-mana rocks that don't immediately impact the board don't make the cut when the game can end on turn four. Standard has faster, more efficient options at every point on the curve. Commander is the only format where Dragonbroods' Relic earns its slot, and even there it wants a dragon-tribal shell to justify the investment over a simpler piece of ramp.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Dragonbroods' Relic is deep bulk — buy a playset for the price of a pack of gum. There's no meaningful upside to hold; the price sits here because supply is plentiful and demand is narrow, and neither of those conditions is likely to shift.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.