Hypersonic Dragon
Creature — Dragon
Flying, haste
You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash. (You may cast them any time you could cast an instant.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Return to Ravnica Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12602
Hypersonic Dragon gives every sorcery in your hand flash for the turn it's in play — that alone reshapes how opponents read your open mana. The headliner application is Worldfire, which is normally uncastable at instant speed and becomes a reset-button ambush the moment the Dragon is across the table.
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 |
Hypersonic Dragon sees virtually no play in competitive formats — Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer all move too fast for a five-mana 4/4 to earn a slot on the strength of a triggered ability. Commander is the only format where Hypersonic Dragon finds a real home, specifically in Grixis or Jeskai spellslinger shells that want to convert high-impact sorceries into instant-speed threats. The flash-sorcery angle is narrow but potent: it enables combat tricks, end-step sweepers, and a handful of game-ending plays that would otherwise telegraph themselves a full turn in advance.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
WorldfireHypersonic DragonEnd the Festivities
Each opponent loses the game; Exile all cards in hands and graveyards; Exile all permanents; Near-infinite lifeloss; Mass Land Denial
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WorldfireHypersonic DragonDragon's Approach
Each opponent loses the game; Exile all cards in hands and graveyards; Exile all permanents; Near-infinite lifeloss; Mass Land Denial
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Ashling, Flame DancerWorldfireHypersonic Dragon
Each opponent loses the game; Exile all cards in hands and graveyards; Exile all permanents; Near-infinite lifeloss for all players; Mass Land Denial
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Fire Lord AzulaNarset's ReversalHypersonic DragonTime Warp
Infinite turns; Lock
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Fire Lord AzulaNarset's ReversalHypersonic DragonKarn's Temporal Sundering
Infinite turns; Lock
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Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Hypersonic Dragon isn't available at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current buylist and retail figures. It's a niche card with a small but dedicated audience, so supply is generally fine and spikes are rare.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.