Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold
Creature — Dragon // Instant — Adventure
Flying
This creature can't block.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #11012
Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold lands as a 4/3 flying, firebreathing threat that hits the board ready to pressure life totals immediately — and Bathe in Gold stapled on the back gives it real utility in Temur Adventure shells. At five mana it's competing for a slot against faster threats, but Beluna Grandsquall decks consistently reach for it because both halves advance the Adventure synergy count.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Beluna Grandsquall
Beluna Grandsquall cares about casting Adventures, and Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold delivers two bites: Bathe in Gold triggers the engine, and the Dragon itself is a credible top-end threat that closes out games once Beluna has snowballed resources.
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 |
In Commander, Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold earns its slot almost exclusively in Adventure-matter decks — outside that niche, a vanilla 4/3 flier with firebreath at five mana doesn't clear the bar in a 100-card singleton format full of more efficient threats. Pauper is where the card arguably punches hardest: a flying body with a removal spell stapled on is a legitimate two-for-one at common rarity, and the format's creature suite makes Bathe in Gold's damage relevant. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant — the card will never see play in those formats. If you're sleeving it up outside Pauper or a dedicated Adventure Commander build, there's almost certainly a stronger option at the same mana cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Young Red Dragon // Bathe in Gold sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb — it's a common with narrow synergy applications and no competitive demand outside Pauper. Pick it up for pennies and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Beluna Grandsquall
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.