Sun-Crested Pterodon
Creature — Dinosaur
Flying
This creature has vigilance as long as you control another Dinosaur.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rivals of Ixalan
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #23747
Sun-Crested Pterodon is a five-mana 3/4 flyer with vigilance conditional on controlling another Dinosaur — a stat line that doesn't clear the bar for competitive play at any table. There are better five-drops in nearly every shell that wants this effect.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Sun-Crested Pterodon is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legal and playable are different things. In Commander, Dinosaur tribal shells like Gishath, Sun's Avatar or Zacama, Primal Calamity can trigger the vigilance clause, but the competition at five mana is steep and Sun-Crested Pterodon rarely makes the cut. In Pauper it's the most plausible home — commons-only pools thin the competition — but even there a 3/4 flyer with a conditional upside doesn't generate enough pressure to see real play. Everywhere else, the card simply doesn't show up.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Sun-Crested Pterodon is deep bulk — the kind of card that moves in bulk lots, not singles. There's no demand driver on the horizon that would lift it, so treat it as a throwaway inclusion rather than a spec target.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.