Dromad Purebred
Creature — Camel Beast
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you gain 1 life.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #29386
Dromad Purebred is a five-mana 0/4 that draws you a card whenever it takes damage — a fragile, expensive engine that asks opponents to attack into it and rarely gets what it wants. The payoff is too slow and too conditional to justify the slot in any serious list.
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, Dromad Purebred sits at the bottom of white's card-draw options — Mentor of the Meek, Welcoming Vampire, and even Rumor Gatherer do the job more reliably and cheaper. Pauper is the one format where its bulk status is least punishing, but even there the five-mana ask crowds out better commons. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters; no competitive shell touches a 0/4 that needs to absorb damage to draw a single card. Dromad Purebred is legal everywhere that matters and playable in essentially none of them.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Dromad Purebred is deep bulk — the price reflects the demand accurately. Don't expect that floor to move; there's no competitive home or casual spike waiting to happen.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.