Dragon's Claw
Ninth Edition 296 • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 296
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may gain 1 life.
Though no longer attached to the hand, it still holds its adversary in its grasp.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Dragon's Claw was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering card game in the Eighth Edition core set, later appearing as number 296 in the Ninth Edition set. As one of the five 'cycle' artifacts designed to provide players with incremental life gain when casting spells of a specific color, this card was created to reward players for committing to a red-heavy deck composition. The card serves as a tactical utility piece, reflecting the mechanical focus on color-specific synergies that characterized core set design philosophy during the mid-2000s.
The artwork for this iteration was rendered by fantasy illustrator Alan Pollack, known for his prolific contributions to the game during that era. Pollack depicted the artifact as a literal, jagged claw imbued with draconic heat, capturing the aggressive and elemental essence of red mana. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard uncommon utility artifact, valued primarily for its specific interaction in limited formats and its thematic resonance within red-aligned strategies.
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