Torch Drake
Creature — Drake
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guildpact
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #30973
Torch Drake is a 2/2 flying beater that upgrades itself by one power for each instant or sorcery in your graveyard — meaningful reach in a spell-heavy deck, but four mana for a 2/2 base is a steep ask in any competitive context. It's a casual role-player at best, not 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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Torch Drake is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but sees essentially no play in the competitive layers of any of them. In Commander, spell-slinger decks that want a recursive threat have better options at every point on the curve. Pauper is the most plausible home — flying bodies matter in that format and the common card pool is constrained — but even there, Torch Drake faces stiff competition from cheaper, more efficient commons. Treat it as a budget pick for casual spell-slinger builds, not a serious consideration elsewhere.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Torch Drake is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. That price is stable by definition: there's no demand to push it up, and it's already at the floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.