Wind Drake
Creature — Drake
Flying
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2013
- Price
- $0.03
- EDHREC rank
- #25695
Wind Drake is a 2/2 flyer for three mana — a statline that was already behind curve when Welkin Tern existed, and only looks worse today. Strictly outclassed in every format that offers alternatives, this is a draft filler card and nothing more.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Wind Drake has no realistic home in competitive play. In Commander it occupies a slot that Cloudblazer, Empyrean Eagle, or any evasive threat with a enters-the-battlefield effect would fill better — a vanilla 2/2 flyer does not pressure a table of 40-life opponents. Pauper is the only format where Wind Drake is even worth mentioning, and even there the common card pool has long since moved past a 3-mana 2/2 with no text. Legacy and Vintage are non-conversations. If Wind Drake appears in any 60-card list, it is a placeholder.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.03 bulk tier
At $0.03, Wind Drake sits at the absolute floor of Magic card pricing — you are essentially paying for cardboard and ink. Bulk rare prices fluctuate on demand; bulk commons like this one do not, and Wind Drake will not appreciate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.