Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech
Creature — Dragon // Instant — Omen
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell or a Dragon spell, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #10249
Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech lands as a large flying threat that can flip into a disrupting instant — real board presence for its cost. Eshki Dragonclaw decks run it as a curve-topper that does double duty, attacking and leaving mana up for the back face.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Eshki Dragonclaw
Eshki Dragonclaw's Dragon-tribal engine wants bodies that threaten in the air and generate value on both axes, and Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech delivers that — the front face attacks into cluttered boards while the back face gives you a disruptive spell to cast off the mana Eshki generates.
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 |
In Commander, Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech occupies the role of a modal threat in Dragon-tribal and Temur-style big-creature shells where flexibility matters more than raw efficiency. Constructed formats like Standard, Pioneer, and Modern are where the back face gets more scrutiny — aggressive formats punish expensive sorcery-speed plays, so the instant side has to pull real weight to justify the slot. Legacy and Vintage have the card available but the competition at every point on the curve is steep enough that Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech won't find a home there outside of very casual configurations.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Runescale Stormbrood // Chilling Screech is pure bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or cheap pickup. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb unless a commander breaks out and creates sustained demand, so treat this as a zero-risk slot-filler rather than a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Eshki Dragonclaw
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.