Sarkhan Vol
Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
+1: Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain haste until end of turn.
−2: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
−6: Create five 4/4 red Dragon creature tokens with flying.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Price
- $2.94
- EDHREC rank
- #15597
Sarkhan Vol lands and immediately steals a creature — threatening lethal, breaking up a combo, or just taking the best thing on the table — then sits around pumping your dragons and threatening to do it again. Four mana for that kind of board disruption plus a static anthem is strong, and in any dragon-heavy shell it's an easy include.
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 |
In Commander, Sarkhan Vol earns a slot in any dragon tribal build — the +1 is a relevant anthem, the -2 is a repeatable Act of Treason, and the ultimate, while rarely reached, ends games. Outside Commander, it sees no meaningful competitive play: Modern and Legacy have access to far more efficient threats and disruption, and a four-mana planeswalker that doesn't protect itself struggles to survive long enough to matter in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander context where Vol can shine, particularly as the signature spell slot fills with instants and sorceries that curve into its game plan.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.94 cheap tier
At $2.94, Sarkhan Vol sits in impulse-buy territory — cheap enough to pick up without deliberation for any dragon build. The price reflects casual demand rather than competitive relevance, so it's unlikely to spike, but it's also not going lower given steady EDH interest in dragon tribal.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.