Wardscale Dragon
Creature — Dragon
Flying
As long as this creature is attacking, defending player can't cast spells.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fate Reforged
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #19684
Wardscale Dragon shuts down all activated abilities opponents control while it's in play — a blanket stax effect stapled to a 4/4 flying body for six mana. The cost is real, but the effect is genuinely punishing against artifact decks, planeswalker-heavy builds, and any commander that leans on activated abilities to win.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Wardscale Dragon actually has a case — activated abilities are everywhere at the table, and a resolved dragon that blanket-suppresses them hits something relevant in nearly every pod. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, six mana for a 4/4 with a conditional lock effect doesn't come close to competing with the available threats and interaction at those speeds. Vintage is theoretically legal but practically irrelevant. Wardscale Dragon is a Commander-only card in practice.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Wardscale Dragon is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or from a common box. The price reflects its narrow appeal rather than its ceiling in the right shell; supply is high and demand is low enough that it's unlikely to move without a reprint catalyst.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.