Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
Artifact
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #6204
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind taps for two blue or red mana — but only toward Dragons — and gives the next Dragon you cast haste, making it both acceleration and a speed enabler in one artifact. The restriction is real, but in a dedicated Dragon deck it rarely matters, and Sivitri, Dragon Master lists run it in over half their builds for exactly that reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
Sivitri, Dragon Master tutors Dragons directly to the battlefield, and Lapis Orb of Dragonkind's haste grant means those Dragons can attack or activate immediately — a clean pairing that over half of Sivitri builds have already made.
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator rewards goading and attacking with Dragons, so the haste from Lapis Orb of Dragonkind turns a freshly cast threat into an immediate combat piece rather than a sitting target.
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm doubles every Dragon that enters, and Lapis Orb of Dragonkind ensures the original and the token can both swing the turn they arrive — nearly a quarter of Miirym decks include it for that reason.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind is a Commander card through and through — the Dragon-matters restriction only pays off in a 99-card singleton deck built around the creature type, where the mana acceleration and haste grant both pull weight. In Vintage and Legacy it's technically legal but competes against far more efficient mana rocks with no tribal strings attached, so it sees no meaningful play there. Pauper and Oathbreaker list it as legal, but neither format has the Dragon density to make the restriction worthwhile. Treat this as a Commander-only staple for Dragon tribal builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Lapis Orb of Dragonkind is bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that does real work in Dragon decks. Bulk rares that fill a specific tribal niche tend to stay cheap, so don't expect the price to move.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.