Iymrith, Desert Doom
Legendary Creature — Dragon
Flying
Iymrith has ward 
as long as it's untapped.
Whenever Iymrith deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. Then if you have fewer than three cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $1.57
- EDHREC rank
- #4988
Iymrith, Desert Doom lands as a 5/5 flying ward creature that draws cards whenever it connects — and that ward 4 means opponents burning a single removal spell aren't even solving the problem cleanly. The five-mana cost is real, but the combination of evasion, protection, and built-in card advantage makes Sivitri, Dragon Master and similar blue-based dragon lists happy to pay it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
Sivitri, Dragon Master tutors Iymrith, Desert Doom directly onto the battlefield, bypassing the mana cost entirely and immediately fielding a threat that refills your hand the moment it connects.
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator goads opposing creatures into attacking, and Iymrith, Desert Doom slots in as another flying dragon that punishes open defenses — every unblocked swing draws cards and grows the board presence Firkraag wants.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm copies every dragon that enters, so a single Iymrith, Desert Doom becomes two 5/5 flying ward bodies generating double the card draw on each combat connection.
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 |
Commander is where Iymrith, Desert Doom does its real work — ward 4 taxes removal heavily in a multiplayer environment, and the card draw trigger fires frequently enough against three opponents that it generates meaningful advantage over a long game. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, five mana for a threat that doesn't immediately affect the board is too slow; there are cheaper dragons and finishers that close games faster. Pioneer is the same story — the format's creature threats at five mana are competing with more impactful options. Oathbreaker can find room for it in blue-heavy pilots that want a resilient flying body, though the 20-life format shrinks the window to connect for the draw trigger.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.57 cheap tier
At $1.57, Iymrith, Desert Doom sits squarely in budget rare territory, which is strong value for a card with a relevant ward ability, evasion, and a card-draw trigger on a 5/5 body. That price is unlikely to climb dramatically given the card's narrow format appeal, but for Commander players it's an efficient pickup.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.