Dragonshift
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue and red Dragon with base power and toughness 4/4, loses all abilities, and gains flying.
Overload 
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dragon's Maze
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #20322
Dragonshift turns your entire board into 4/4 flying Dragons until end of turn — a one-card alpha strike that wins games from nowhere. The cost is real: it's a sorcery, it requires blue and red, and every creature loses its abilities for the turn, so synergy-heavy boards get a downgrade rather than an upgrade.
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 |
In Commander, Dragonshift is a legitimate finisher in any Izzet deck that goes wide — tokens, treasures, or creature-heavy spellslinger builds can close the game in one attack step. Outside Commander, it sees essentially no competitive play: Modern and Pioneer have faster, more consistent win conditions that don't rely on assembling a board before casting a sorcery. Legacy and Vintage are too hostile to sorcery-speed board effects at four mana. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it earns a spot, specifically under planeswalkers that generate tokens.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Dragonshift is deep bulk — pick it up in any dollar-bin sweep without a second thought. Casual Commander demand keeps it from zeroing out entirely, but there's no pressure to buy in quantity; it's not trending up.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.