Dragonscale Boon
Instant
Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature and untap it.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ugin's Fate
- Price
- $0.49
- EDHREC rank
- #20799
Dragonscale Boon puts four +1/+1 counters on a creature and gives it vigilance until end of turn — that's a meaningful power bump for four mana at instant speed. It's a role-player in counter-synergy decks, not a staple, and anything that doesn't scale off counters has no reason to run it.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Dragonscale Boon is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats have no interest in a four-mana instant that doesn't generate card advantage or end the game. In Pauper it's a common, but pump spells at that cost need to win combat immediately, and four counters plus vigilance doesn't close games reliably enough. Commander is the only format where Dragonscale Boon earns a slot — specifically in decks that treat +1/+1 counters as a resource, where proliferate, doubling effects, or triggered abilities convert those four counters into something more than a temporary stat boost.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.49 bulk tier
At $0.49, Dragonscale Boon sits firmly in bulk territory, and there's no pressure driving that up — it's a narrow card with a small audience. Pick it up for a counter-synergy Commander deck without hesitation; just don't expect the price to move.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.