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Goldspan Dragon

Creature — Dragon

Flying, haste
Whenever this creature attacks or becomes the target of a spell, create a Treasure token.
Treasures you control have "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
mythic
Set
Kaldheim Promos
Price
$11.08
EDHREC rank
#402
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Goldspan Dragon card art
Goldspan Dragon hits the board as a 4/4 flyer that immediately threatens to double your mana output — every Treasure it creates taps for two, and attacking or blocking creates more Treasures on top of that. At five mana it's not cheap, but in any deck running Jolene, the Plunder Queen or leaning on Treasure synergies, it pulls more weight than almost anything else at that slot.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Jolene, the Plunder Queen

Jolene, the Plunder Queen

76.9% of decks · synergy 0.71

Jolene, the Plunder Queen rewards every Treasure you make with +1/+1 counters and lets opponents generate Treasures too — Goldspan Dragon doubles the mana from every one of those tokens, turning Jolene's political engine into a burst-mana machine that can go wide and explosive in the same turn.

02
Knuckles the Echidna

Knuckles the Echidna

75.6% of decks · synergy 0.63

Knuckles the Echidna cares about artifacts and combat, and Goldspan Dragon delivers both: it creates Treasures on attacks and blocks, then makes each of those tokens tap for double, giving Knuckles a steady stream of artifacts to fuel whatever payoffs the deck runs.

03
Vazi, Keen Negotiator

Vazi, Keen Negotiator

68.7% of decks · synergy 0.61

Vazi, Keen Negotiator hands out Treasure tokens to opponents as part of its deal-making gameplan, and Goldspan Dragon converts that generosity into a private mana advantage — you're giving away tokens, but yours are worth two each.

04
Ganax, Astral HunterAcolyte of Bahamut

Ganax, Astral Hunter // Acolyte of Bahamut

62.5% of decks · synergy 0.57

Ganax, Astral Hunter // Acolyte of Bahamut creates a Gold token whenever a Dragon enters, and Goldspan Dragon pairs that trigger with its own Treasure generation and doubling ability to stack mana fast in a Dragon-tribal shell.

05
Vihaan, Goldwaker

Vihaan, Goldwaker

66.5% of decks · synergy 0.56

Vihaan, Goldwaker animates Treasures into attacking creatures, and Goldspan Dragon makes each of those Treasures tap for two before Vihaan swings them sideways — the doubling effect means you're generating more attack power and more mana from the same tokens.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

In Commander, Goldspan Dragon is a genuine staple in any red deck that cares about Treasures, Dragons, or both — the mana doubling effect is uniquely powerful in a format where one big turn can win the game. In Pioneer, it was a defining card during its Standard legality and still sees play in red-based midrange and Dragon shells that want a high-impact five-drop. Modern is legal but competitive enough that Goldspan Dragon rarely makes the cut over faster threats, though it shows up in casual and Dragon-tribal builds. Legacy and Vintage give it no meaningful room — the power ceiling in those formats is too high for a five-mana creature to compete, and it appears there only in the most casual tables.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

Storm-Kiln Artist is the closest budget stand-in for Goldspan Dragon's mana-doubling role — it generates a Treasure on every instant or sorcery you cast and doesn't need to attack, though it lacks flying, evasion, and the raw body size that makes Goldspan threatening. Stimulus Package or Prosperous Thief can fill part of the Treasure-generation role at lower cost, but nothing fully replicates the combination of evasion, enters-the-battlefield threat, and doubling that Goldspan Dragon brings; expect to give something up on each axis.

Price Context

Current price

$11.08 mid tier

At $11.08, Goldspan Dragon sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate include, cheap enough that it's accessible for most budgets. Its synergy breadth across Treasure, Dragon, and combat-focused Commander decks keeps demand steady, so the price is unlikely to crater without a significant reprint.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.