Crackling Drake
Commander 2019 190 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Collector number
- 190
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Victor Adame Minguez
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Flying
Crackling Drake's power is equal to the total number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and in your graveyard.
When this creature enters, draw a card.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Crackling Drake was originally introduced in the 2018 set Guilds of Ravnica, designed as a powerful payoff for spellslinging archetypes within the Izzet League color pairing. Its mechanics, which scale its power based on the number of instant and sorcery cards in both the graveyard and exile, encourage a strategic playstyle centered on resource management and graveyard synergy. The creature's inclusion in the Commander 2019 supplemental product provided an accessible reprint for players, reinforcing its status as a staple for deck builders focused on spell-heavy strategies.
The card’s artwork, illustrated by Svetlin Velinov, depicts the creature crackling with volatile arcane energy, capturing the chaotic and intellectual essence of the Izzet mages. Known for his contributions to the aesthetic of the Ravnica plane, Velinov utilized sharp lighting and embers to convey the dragon's elemental nature. Upon its release, the card was well-received by the Magic: The Gathering community for its efficiency and clear synergy with graveyard-reliant strategies, quickly becoming a fixture in both Commander and various eternal formats.
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