Harbinger of the Hunt
Creature — Dragon
Flying
: This creature deals 1 damage to each creature without flying.
: This creature deals 1 damage to each other creature with flying.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #10472
Harbinger of the Hunt enters and immediately threatens the board — a 5/3 flying trample that pings all creatures without flying for 1 mana, or all creatures with flying for 2, giving you a repeatable sweeper stapled to a dragon body. The cost is that five mana for a 5/3 with no enters-the-battlefield protection is fragile in a removal-heavy game, so it earns its slot only in decks that can immediately leverage the ping ability.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Atarka, World Render
Atarka, World Render is a dragon tribal commander, and Harbinger of the Hunt earns its slot by clearing out the blockers and utility X/1s that would otherwise stonewall Atarka's combat plan — one activation before attackers are declared can remove chump blockers and tokens at instant speed, opening the lane for double-strike damage to close games.
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 |
Harbinger of the Hunt is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. Commander is where it actually sees play — dragon tribal shells want redundant bodies on theme, and the pinging ability doubles as a token sweeper against go-wide strategies. In constructed formats like Modern and Pioneer, five mana for a 5/3 with no immediate board impact and no protection is simply too slow; there are cleaner threats at this cost. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in it at any price. Stick to Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Harbinger of the Hunt is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box or grabbing a playset for under a dollar. That price is stable; there's no scarcity holding it up, and demand is narrow enough that it won't spike unless a new dragon commander pushes it into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.