The Ur-Dragon
Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar
Eminence — As long as The Ur-Dragon is in the command zone or on the battlefield, other Dragon spells you cast cost 
less to cast.
Flying
Whenever one or more Dragons you control attack, draw that many cards, then you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BGRUW
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2559
The Ur-Dragon rewrites the math on every Dragon you cast — its eminence ability shaves a generic mana off each one before it ever hits the battlefield, and if it does land, each attacking Dragon draws a card and lets you drop a permanent from your hand for free. Nine mana is a real ask, but unlike a card such as Haakon, Stromgald Scourge, which is locked into a narrow tribe with restrictive casting conditions, The Ur-Dragon simply asks you to play the best Dragons in five colors and rewards you immediately for doing so.
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 |
Commander is the natural home for The Ur-Dragon — the eminence ability functions from the command zone, so the nine-mana body is almost a bonus rather than the point, and five-color Dragon tribal has enough redundancy across 99-card lists to make the discount matter every game. In Legacy and Vintage, The Ur-Dragon is technically legal but sees no meaningful play; nine mana is an impossible investment in formats where the game is often decided by turn two or three, and Dragons have no meaningful combo infrastructure there to justify it. Oathbreaker is legal but impractical for the same reason — the format's lower starting life total and faster pace punish nine-mana win conditions that can't protect themselves immediately.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Ur-DragonHaakon, Stromgald ScourgeMorophon, the BoundlessNameless Inversion
Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0; Reduce the toughness of each creature opponents control to 0 upon entering
View on Commander Spellbook ↗
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market rates on The Ur-Dragon. Historically it has carried a moderate premium as a popular Commander staple, so picking up a copy during a lull in Dragon-tribal interest tends to be the most cost-effective window.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Haakon, Stromgald Scourge
- Morophon, the Boundless
- Nameless Inversion
- Rafiq of the Many
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.