Siege Dragon
Creature — Dragon
Flying
When this creature enters, destroy all Walls your opponents control.
Whenever this creature attacks, if defending player controls no Walls, it deals 2 damage to each creature without flying that player controls.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Magic 2015 Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #15433
Siege Dragon hits the board as a 5/5 flying trampler that immediately torches every Wall your opponents control, then punishes any future Wall-less board state by dealing 2 damage to each creature without flying whenever it attacks. The seven-mana cost is real, but the combination of evasion, passive board suppression, and repeating attack triggers makes it a legitimate finisher in any red shell that can get it into play.
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 |
Siege Dragon is a Commander card through and through — seven mana is a steep ask in any 60-card format, and Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have faster, more efficient threats that make it unplayable in those contexts. In Commander, the calculus shifts: the game goes long enough that seven mana is reachable, Dragon tribal synergies are abundant, and the passive 2-damage attack trigger is genuinely punishing against the token swarms and ground-based creature strategies that dominate casual tables. Siege Dragon slots cleanly into any Dragon-focused red or multicolor deck and rewards you for attacking early and often.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available for Siege Dragon at this time — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates. It has been printed multiple times, which historically keeps bulk Dragon creatures affordable, so it's worth verifying before assuming it's expensive.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.