Scion of Calamity
Creature — Dinosaur
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target artifact or enchantment that player controls.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Price
- $2.85
- EDHREC rank
- #3209
Scion of Calamity hits the board as a self-replacing threat — when it dies, it deals damage equal to its power to each opponent, which on a Dinosaur that's been pumped or discovered into can close out a game on its own. The catch is that it demands a Dinosaur-dense shell to reach its ceiling, and Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor is the commander most capable of weaponizing it repeatedly.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor tutors Scion of Calamity directly onto the battlefield, meaning every trigger from the back half of the card can put a loaded, damage-on-death threat into play without ever paying the mana cost — that's why 61% of Owen Grady decks run it.
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored triggers Discover when a Dinosaur enters, and Scion of Calamity both feeds that chain and threatens to drain the table when it eventually leaves — it's a brick in the Discover loop that also doubles as a win condition.
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Gishath, Sun's Avatar attacks into a board full of Dinosaurs, and Scion of Calamity is exactly the kind of high-power Dinosaur that punishes opponents for blocking or sweeping — one wrath and you've dealt a meaningful chunk of damage before the board even resets.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Scion of Calamity is a Commander card in practice — the Dinosaur tribal synergies it relies on only exist at scale, and multiplayer means three opponents absorbing that death-trigger damage simultaneously. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but competes with a card pool that doesn't care about tribal payoffs, so it won't show up outside curiousity. Commander is the only format where Scion of Calamity earns a slot, and specifically in Naya or Jund Dinosaur shells where the density of entering and dying creatures makes the damage clause a genuine threat rather than a corner case.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.85 cheap tier
At $2.85, Scion of Calamity sits in the range where it's an easy inclusion decision for any Dinosaur deck — cheap enough to not require justification, expensive enough that it isn't bulk. Demand is tied almost entirely to Pantlaza, Sun-Favored and Owen Grady Commander precons and upgrades, so the price is stable as long as Dinosaur tribal stays popular, which it has consistently.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
- Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
- Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.