Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +5/+5.
, Exile Tatsumasa: Create a 5/5 blue Dragon Spirit creature token with flying. Return Tatsumasa to the battlefield under its owner's control when that token dies.
Equip 
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $3.30
- EDHREC rank
- #17466
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang is a six-mana Equipment that doubles as a creature factory — activate it for six mana to exile it and put a 5/5 flying Dragon token into play, then cash in the token later to bring the Equipment back. The payoff is real, but twelve total mana across two actions in a format full of faster threats makes it a niche role-player rather than a staple.
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 |
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang sees essentially zero play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — six mana for a +5/+5 Equipment is not a sentence those formats want to read. Commander is where it lives, and even there it occupies a narrow lane: decks that can cheat equip costs or generate extra combat steps get the most out of the static bonus, while decks that want a reusable, sacrifice-able 5/5 flyer on demand appreciate the activated mode. Oathbreaker is legal but too fast for a six-drop artifact to matter.
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Price Context
Current price
$3.30 cheap tier
At $3.30, Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang sits at the low end of the rare Equipment market, which makes sense given its Commander fringe status. The price is stable rather than rising — casual Dragon and Equipment enthusiasts keep a floor under it, but nothing in the current meta is driving demand upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.