Hellkite Overlord
The List ALA-172 • mythic
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- ALA-172
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana red mana red mana green mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black · Green · Red
- Artist
- Justin Sweet
- Market price
- $0.59
What it does
Flying, trample, haste
red mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
black mana green mana: Regenerate this creature.
"The dragon has no pretense of compassion, no false mask of civilization—just hunger, heat, and need."— Sarkhan Vol
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 Hellkite Overlord was originally introduced in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering expansion Shards of Alara, representing the aggressive Jund shard. As a mythic rare creature, it was designed to be a high-cost finisher, utilizing a combination of flying, trample, haste, and firebreathing to dominate the battlefield. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating selection of cards from Magic's history inserted into Set Boosters—serves to reintroduce iconic designs to modern players, maintaining the card's original mechanical identity while making it accessible in contemporary pack openings.
The card features artwork by Justin Sweet, who captured the sheer scale and primal ferocity of the dragon. Sweet's illustration style, characterized by a painterly, textured approach, emphasizes the creature's menacing anatomy and molten aesthetic. Upon its release, the card was widely recognized for its high power-level-to-cost ratio, becoming a hallmark of the Jund archetype and earning a lasting reputation among players for its capacity to end games decisively when successfully summoned.
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