Drake Familiar
Creature — Drake
Flying
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you return an enchantment to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #26792
Drake Familiar enters with a built-in enchantment bounce that lets you reset a problematic aura or retrigger an enters-the-battlefield effect — stapled to a 2/2 flier for three mana. The rate is mediocre enough that Drake Familiar belongs only in decks that specifically want the trigger, not as a general-purpose beater.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Drake Familiar fits narrow enchantment-matters or blink-adjacent builds where bouncing your own aura is a feature rather than a cost — think commanders that layer on enchantments with ETB value. In Pauper, the common designation keeps it technically eligible, but a 2/2 flier for three with a conditional bounce trigger can't compete with more efficient threats and isn't seeing play. Legacy and Vintage have no room for a three-mana 2/2 regardless of the rider. Drake Familiar is a Commander niche card and nothing else.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Drake Familiar is deep bulk — you'll find copies in any common box or throw-in trade. That price reflects real demand: essentially zero outside of narrow brewer territory, so don't expect it to move.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.