Roost of Drakes
Enchantment
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
When this enchantment enters, if it was kicked, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.
Whenever you cast a kicked spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar Rising
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #21056
Roost of Drakes turns every kicked spell into a free 2/2 Drake, stacking a board presence that compounds fast in spell-heavy blue decks. The setup cost is real — you need consistent kicker synergy to justify the slot — but when the engine runs, it's card-neutral token generation stapled to your normal game plan.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Roost of Drakes is almost exclusively a Commander card — the kicker payoff architecture rewards long games with multiple spell casts, and 60-card formats move too fast for an enchantment that does nothing the turn it enters. In Commander, it slots cleanly into blue kicker commanders like Verazol, the Split Current or any Hallar, the Firefletcher build splashing blue, generating a Drake per kicked spell without spending extra mana. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer are all legal but functionally irrelevant — competitive spell-based decks in those formats aren't looking for a 2/2 token drip. Stick to Commander, specifically spell-matters or kicker-matters builds, where Roost of Drakes earns its place.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Roost of Drakes is deep bulk — you'll spend more on a sleeve than the card itself. Niche enchantments with narrow tribal or mechanic requirements rarely climb out of this tier, so don't expect price movement; pick it up for the deck and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.