Rathi Dragon
Creature — Dragon
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice two Mountains.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #30170
Rathi Dragon is a 4/4 flyer for five mana with a real cost attached: at the beginning of your upkeep, you sacrifice it unless you sacrifice another Dragon. In any deck that can feed it a steady stream of Dragon tokens or expendable Dragons, the drawback vanishes — everywhere else, it's a five-mana 4/4 that dies on turn six.
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 |
Rathi Dragon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play in any 60-card format — a five-mana 4/4 flyer with an upkeep tax doesn't compete in Legacy or Vintage, and Modern has far cleaner options at this slot. Commander is the only home where Rathi Dragon is worth considering, specifically in Dragon tribal decks that generate enough fodder to satisfy the sacrifice requirement every turn. Outside of dedicated Dragon shells — think commanders that produce Dragon tokens or cheat Dragons into play — the card is just a liability.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Price data for Rathi Dragon isn't currently available, but as a niche tribal card with narrow Commander applicability, it tends to sit in bulk-rare territory. Check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current listings before picking up a copy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.