Dragonlord's Prerogative
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
If you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast this spell, this spell can't be countered.
Draw four cards.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #18942
Dragonlord's Prerogative draws four cards with no discard and, if you cast it with a Dragon commander or while controlling a Dragon, nobody can counter it. Six mana is a real ask, but uncounterable mass draw on a blue instant is the kind of effect that ends games.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Dragonlord's Prerogative earns its slot — Dragon tribal commanders like Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm or The Ur-Dragon make the uncounterable clause live constantly, and drawing four at instant speed in a pod of four players is simply a different scale of advantage than in 1v1. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but irrelevant; six mana for a draw spell in those formats is too slow and the uncounterable rider doesn't compensate for the tempo loss against decks that win on turn three or four. Oathbreaker gives it a narrower opening in Dragon-heavy builds, but the smaller hand sizes and faster games make the cost feel even heavier.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Dragonlord's Prerogative is bulk — pure role-player pricing for a card that only wants to be in one archetype. That price is stable; Dragon tribal demand isn't going anywhere, but the card sees no competitive play outside Commander, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.