Scion of Draco
Artifact Creature — Dragon
Domain — This spell costs 
less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.
Flying
Each creature you control has vigilance if it's white, hexproof if it's blue, lifelink if it's black, first strike if it's red, and trample if it's green.
- CMC
- 12
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3795
Scion of Draco lands as a 4/4 flying trampler that hands every multicolor creature you control a suite of keywords — vigilance, reach, lifelink, first strike, hexproof, or haste depending on its colors — and the cost is zero generic mana if your deck is built right. In a five-color shell like The Ur-Dragon, it routinely costs a single mana or less, making it one of the most efficient payoffs in any multicolor-matters build; compare that to something like Volcano Hellion, which demands a real price for its stats, and Scion of Draco's ceiling becomes obvious.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Ur-Dragon
The Ur-Dragon reduces Scion of Draco's cost by one for each color among your dragons, which in a five-color list regularly means you're casting it for one mana and immediately granting your entire board hexproof, lifelink, and haste — the three keywords most likely to win a game on the spot.
Megatron, Tyrant
Megatron, Tyrant cares about artifact creatures and multicolor synergies, and Scion of Draco's blanket keyword distribution turns even a modest board of multicolored threats into a resilient, evasive force that punishes opponents who tap out.
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 |
Commander is where Scion of Draco is almost exclusively played, and for good reason — five-color dragon and multicolor-matters decks can reliably cast it for one or zero mana, at which point a 4/4 flier that distributes up to five keywords across your team is simply broken value. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but nearly invisible; the formats move too fast for a setup-dependent payoff that requires a multicolor-heavy board to justify its slot. Modern is the one non-rotating constructed format where a dedicated five-color humans or multicolor aggro shell could theoretically abuse it, though the metagame has rarely been hospitable enough to see serious play. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's dynamic — if your signature spell or planeswalker anchors a multicolor-heavy strategy, Scion of Draco is an easy include.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available in our current feed for Scion of Draco, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market rate before buying. Given its narrow but powerful niche in multicolor Commander builds, it tends to hold value in proportion to the popularity of The Ur-Dragon and similar commanders — spikes after reprints are common, so catching it in a lull is worth the patience.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Volcano Hellion
- The Ur-Dragon
- Megatron, Tyrant
- Painter's Servant
- Darkest Hour
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.