Magmatic Hellkite
Creature — Dragon
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Its controller searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield tapped with a stun counter on it, then shuffles. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #7540
Magmatic Hellkite lands as a 5/5 flying, haste dragon that deals 2 damage to any target when it enters and on each attack — threatening planeswalkers, small blockers, or face pressure from the moment it hits the board. The cost is six mana and no enters-the-battlefield replacement effect beyond that damage ping, which means it competes hard for a slot against cheaper dragons; the payoff is real in shells that abuse enter-the-battlefield triggers or spellcast triggers, most notably River Song.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
River Song
River Song casts spells from the top of opponents' libraries, and every spell cast off that trigger still counts as a cast — meaning Magmatic Hellkite's spellcast-damage trigger fires alongside River Song's own engine, stacking chip damage while the deck does what it already wants to do.
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest rewards casting spells each turn with a dragon token and draw effects, creating a high-volume spellcast environment where Magmatic Hellkite's triggered damage compounds turn after turn alongside the token flood.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Magmatic Hellkite is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, and Vintage, but the only format where it sees meaningful play is Commander. In constructed sixty-card formats, six mana for a 5/5 with a conditional damage trigger doesn't clear the bar — Modern and Pioneer have cheaper, more explosive threats at that slot, and Legacy's card quality makes this a non-starter. Commander is the natural home: the singleton rule means the dragon synergy density in dedicated tribal or spellslinger builds is high enough to justify the cost, and the multiplayer environment lets repeated attack triggers accumulate real damage across three opponents.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Magmatic Hellkite isn't currently available in our system — check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for a live number. Given its Commander-specific niche and lack of competitive constructed play, it typically sits in budget-to-mid range territory and is unlikely to command a premium outside dedicated dragon tribal demand.
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Sources
Mentioned
- River Song
- Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.