Korlessa, Scale Singer
Legendary Creature — Dragon Bard
You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast Dragon spells from the top of your library.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #3456
Korlessa, Scale Singer lets you cast Dragons off the top of your library, which means any Dragon-heavy deck can effectively treat the top card as an extension of its hand — and when Mortuary loops a Dragon back to the top after it dies, that becomes a repeatable free cast. The cost is a two-mana 1/3 with no built-in protection, so Korlessa folds to any incidental removal before she ever pays off; run her when you can protect her or when Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm is doubling every Dragon she enables.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm doubles every nontoken Dragon that enters the battlefield, so each Dragon Korlessa, Scale Singer lets you cast off the top immediately becomes two threats — the value density is high enough that Korlessa shows up in over 57% of Miirym builds.
The Ur-Dragon
The Ur-Dragon already generates card advantage through its combat trigger, and Korlessa, Scale Singer adds a second axis by turning the top of the library into a playable resource, letting the deck chain Dragons faster than a normal hand refill allows.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Korlessa, Scale Singer is essentially a Commander card — the effect only matters when you're casting expensive Dragons repeatedly, which is a game plan that Commander's 100-card singleton format supports and 60-card formats don't. In Legacy and Vintage, she's technically legal but competes for a two-mana slot against far more impactful options, and no Dragon synergy shell in those formats wants a 1/3 that reads like a niche Commander engine. Stick to Commander, where Dragon density is high enough and games go long enough for her to generate real advantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
MortuaryReckless BarbarianKorlessa, Scale Singer
Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
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Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Korlessa, Scale Singer is bulk — buy her without hesitation if you're running any Dragon commander. Bulk Dragon-tribal pieces at this price point tend to stay flat unless a high-profile reprint or breakout Commander deck spikes demand, so grab her for the gameplay, not for any expectation of appreciation.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.