Dragon's Herald
Shards of Alara 98 • uncommon
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 98
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
2 generic mana red mana, tap, Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature: Search your library for a card named Hellkite Overlord, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
The penultimate step of the ritual involves bathing in a delicious glaze.
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
Dragon's Herald was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the set's central theme of 'shards,' which were three-color factions that defined the game's mechanics and world-building at the time. Specifically, this creature belongs to the Jund shard, a savage, predatory environment where the strong survive, and it serves as a utility card meant to enable players to summon the powerful Hellkite Overlord onto the battlefield.
The artwork for the card was created by fantasy illustrator Jaime Jones, who sought to capture the rugged, primal aesthetic of the Jund landscape. The design emphasizes the herald's role as a link between the denizens of Alara and the dragons they revere, using warm, earthy tones to ground the creature within its ecosystem. Upon release, the card was received as a functional niche piece, appreciated by players drafting the Jund archetype for its ability to bypass high mana costs through its activated ability.
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