Kargan Dragonlord
Creature — Human Warrior
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(: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 4-7
4/4
Flying
LEVEL 8+
8/8
Flying, trample: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.46
- EDHREC rank
- #19145
Kargan Dragonlord is a mana sink that becomes a trampling, firebreathing threat — the ceiling is real, but you're paying four mana before it does anything relevant. Gornog, the Red Reaper decks are the natural home, where pumping power directly translates to damage triggers rather than just attacking into blockers.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gornog, the Red Reaper
Gornog, the Red Reaper deals damage equal to a creature's power whenever it attacks, which means every mana you pour into Kargan Dragonlord before combat converts directly into face damage — the firebreathing ability stops being a stat boost and starts being a burn spell.
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 |
In Commander, Kargan Dragonlord is a niche roleplayer — it needs a shell that specifically rewards power-pumping or Dragon synergies to justify the level-up investment across a game that goes long. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have no interest in a four-plus-mana creature that still needs resources sunk into it to threaten anything; efficient threats crowd it out entirely. Kargan Dragonlord's relevant life is essentially Commander-only, where the slower pace and tribal or ability-matters themes give it room to breathe.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.46 bulk tier
At $0.46, Kargan Dragonlord is deep bulk — pick it up without thinking about price. Demand is too narrow for this to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gornog, the Red Reaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.