Hellkite Overlord
Creature — Dragon
Flying, trample, haste
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 8
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #17100
Hellkite Overlord lands as an 8/8 flying, trample, haste that hits for eight the turn it enters and regenerates when threatened — that's a closing threat, not a support piece. Eight mana is the real conversation, and in Commander that cost is survivable; everywhere else, it's prohibitive.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Hellkite Overlord actually sees play — ramp is plentiful, the game goes long enough to cast eight-mana spells, and a hasty 8/8 with trample closes games that have stalled at parity. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but completely irrelevant; Reanimator shells can cheat it into play, though better reanimation targets exist at that slot. Modern has the same theoretical access and the same practical answer: there's no reason to hardcast eight mana here, and the reanimation competition is steep. Oathbreaker is legal but the format's lower life totals and faster pace don't change the math much — Hellkite Overlord is still a one-shot threat, just in a smaller pod.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current price data isn't available for Hellkite Overlord, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the live number. Historically it has floated in the budget-to-mid range for a mythic dragon, making it a reasonable pickup for any Grixis or five-color dragon shell that needs a top-end finisher.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.