Tempest Drake
Creature — Drake
Flying, vigilance
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #30615
Tempest Drake is a 3/3 flier with flying and a tap ability that gives another creature flying until end of turn — reasonable stats, real evasion utility. The four-mana cost is the ceiling; at that price, the competition in blue is brutal, and Tempest Drake rarely wins that comparison outside dedicated flier synergy.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Tempest Drake is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, it finds its most natural home in Azorius or Dimir flier tribal builds where granting flying to a ground-based threat is occasionally relevant. Legacy and Vintage have no interest — the power bar is simply too high for a four-mana 3/3 with a tap ability. Oathbreaker could theoretically exploit it in evasion-focused builds, but better options exist at every turn.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Tempest Drake is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick out of a dollar box without a second thought. There is no price pressure here and no reason to expect any; it will sit at this floor indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.