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Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Legendary Creature — Dragon

Flying
Whenever another nontoken Dragon you control enters, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
{1}{R}: Dragons you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{R}{R}
Color identity
R
Rarity
rare
Set
Foundations Jumpstart
Price
$0.69
EDHREC rank
#1050
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Lathliss, Dragon Queen card art
Lathliss, Dragon Queen puts a free 5/5 Dragon token into play every time you cast a Dragon spell — that's a doubling effect stapled to a 6/6 body that also pumps your whole team. The cost is six mana and zero protection built in, so she needs either a fast curve or a reanimation safety net like Rivaz of the Claw to consistently pay off; pair her with Cloudstone Curio and she becomes an engine, not just a threat.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Rivaz of the Claw

Rivaz of the Claw

83.9% of decks · synergy 0.82

Rivaz of the Claw is the most natural home because it provides the exact safety net Lathliss, Dragon Queen needs — Rivaz lets you exile her from the graveyard and recast her for free on your next end step, so a single removal spell doesn't end the party.

02
Ureni of the Unwritten

Ureni of the Unwritten

91.6% of decks · synergy 0.78

Ureni of the Unwritten fetches the highest-power creature from the top six cards of your library whenever a Dragon enters, which means every token Lathliss, Dragon Queen generates can cascade into another threat and keep the chain going.

03
Ganax, Astral HunterAcolyte of Bahamut

Ganax, Astral Hunter // Acolyte of Bahamut

80.0% of decks · synergy 0.77

Ganax, Astral Hunter // Acolyte of Bahamut generates a Treasure every time a Dragon enters the battlefield, turning each free token from Lathliss, Dragon Queen into mana acceleration that bankrolls the next Dragon cast.

04
The Ur-Dragon

The Ur-Dragon

64.2% of decks · synergy 0.57

The Ur-Dragon reduces the cost of every Dragon spell and draws a card or puts a permanent into play whenever a Dragon attacks, so the token flood Lathliss, Dragon Queen produces translates directly into card advantage and pressure.

05
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

69.9% of decks · synergy 0.57

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm creates a non-legendary copy of each Dragon as it enters, meaning every token Lathliss, Dragon Queen makes gets immediately doubled — the board state spirals out of control within a single turn cycle.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Lathliss, Dragon Queen is built to live — six mana is unremarkable in a 40-life format with ramp, and the token-doubling ability scales absurdly as a Dragon deck curves out over multiple turns. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, she never sees play: six mana is a near-unplayable rate when the game is often decided by turn four, and there are no Dragon tribal synergies dominant enough to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal but the conversation is the same — she is far too slow and too narrow. Standard legality is format-dependent on the current card pool, but even there she sits at the expensive end of the curve where faster threats or planeswalkers tend to close games first. Treat Lathliss, Dragon Queen as a Commander card through and through.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

$0.69 bulk tier

At $0.69, Lathliss, Dragon Queen is bulk in price only — a 6/6 that doubles every Dragon you cast is a staple-caliber effect, and the low price reflects print availability rather than power level. Bulk rares with clear tribal homes tend to stabilize around this floor rather than drop further, so picking up copies now is low-risk.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.