Stormwing Dragon
Creature — Dragon
Flying, first strike
Megamorph 
(You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 
. Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
When this creature is turned face up, put a +1/+1 counter on each other Dragon creature you control.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dragons of Tarkir
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #23765
Stormwing Dragon lands as a 4/4 flying menace that gets a +1/+1 counter and draws you a card the moment you cast an instant or sorcery — a real two-for-one that snowballs fast in spell-heavy decks. The five-mana cost is steep, but the immediate card draw means it replaces itself the turn it attacks alongside any cantrip.
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 |
In Commander, Stormwing Dragon earns its slot in Izzet spell-slinger decks where triggering it once or twice per turn cycle is routine rather than aspirational. In Modern and Pioneer the five-mana cost is too slow for competitive spell decks, which would rather close the game than deploy a dragon that needs instants to justify itself. Legacy and Vintage have the cantrip density to make it pop, but those formats close faster than a 4/4 can matter. Stormwing Dragon is effectively a Commander card — the longer games and higher spell counts there are where the counter accumulation and repeated card draw actually compound into a win.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Stormwing Dragon is pure bulk — easy to pick up without budget considerations. Bulk rares at this price rarely climb unless they find a breakout competitive home, and this one is unlikely to leave Commander tables.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.