Voracious Dragon
Creature — Dragon
Flying
Devour 1 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with that many +1/+1 counters on it.)
When this creature enters, it deals damage to any target equal to twice the number of Goblins it devoured.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons
- Price
- $0.50
- EDHREC rank
- #16945
Voracious Dragon enters, eats your Goblins, and fires that life loss directly at a player — the payoff is immediate and scales hard in a token-heavy shell. The cost is real: five mana for a conditional burn effect means it earns its slot only if you're regularly sacrificing three or more Goblins.
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 |
Commander is where Voracious Dragon actually lives — Goblin tribal decks like Krenko, Mob Boss or Muxus, Goblin Grandee can routinely sacrifice five or more tokens to it, turning a single ETB into a 10-plus damage shot at a specific opponent. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Modern, but those formats offer faster, more consistent burn that doesn't require a tribal setup, so Voracious Dragon sees essentially zero competitive play there. It's a Commander card wearing a broad-legality badge.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.50 bulk tier
At $0.50, Voracious Dragon sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you pick up as an afterthought or pull from a box. It holds that floor comfortably; there's no pressure pushing it higher, but it's not going anywhere either.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.