Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury
Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Adventure
Flying
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #9266
Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury lands as a 4/4 flyer with Ward 2 for four mana — a body that demands an answer — and the back half gives you a free scry-3 whenever Gorion, Wise Mentor or any other spell targets it. The combination of evasion, built-in protection tax, and repeated card selection in one slot makes it a genuine two-for-one rather than a filler creature.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gorion, Wise Mentor
Gorion, Wise Mentor triggers every time he targets a creature you control, so Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury flipping Sand Augury on the stack means you scry 3 the moment Gorion's ability resolves — turn every protection activation into free selection.
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall cares about creatures with odd mana values, and Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury's four-mana front face doesn't qualify — but the deck runs dense adventure and spell-targeting effects that continuously retrigger Sand Augury, making it a persistent filtering engine in the 99.
Sivitri, Dragon Master
Sivitri, Dragon Master tutors Dragons directly onto the battlefield, and Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury is a cheap dragon with Ward 2 that fills curve slots Sivitri decks struggle to find — a fetchable threat that also pitches filtering when targeted by the commander's own effects.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury earns its keep — the targeting-heavy nature of the format means Sand Augury fires constantly, and Ward 2 is a real tax when opponents are spreading resources across three other players. In Pauper it's legal but a four-mana 4/4 flyer with a conditional scry effect faces stiff competition from more proactive threats. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it; the power ceiling there is simply too high for a midrange value creature. If you're playing Commander and your deck has any targeting synergy at all, Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury is worth a slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Price data isn't currently available for Young Blue Dragon // Sand Augury, so check Scryfall or your preferred vendor for the current market rate. Given its niche but genuine role in Gorion and adventure-style Commander decks, it typically sits in the bulk-to-low-value range and is easy to pick up without budget concern.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Gorion, Wise Mentor
- Beluna Grandsquall
- Sivitri, Dragon Master
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.