Magic: The Gathering

Hellkite Tyrant

Commander 2016 128 • mythic

Set: Commander 2016
Collector number: 128
Rarity: Mythic
Mana cost: 4 generic mana red mana red mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Red
Artist: Aleksi Briclot
Market price: $3.44

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$3.44market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$3.21 – $3.46 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a mythic rare creature, this card represents the pinnacle of power within its set, often serving as a high-impact centerpiece that demands attention from everyone at the table. Its presence fundamentally shifts the game's stakes, turning the simple act of hoarding resources into a volatile and potentially game-ending strategy for its controller.

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What it does

Flying, trample

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, gain control of all artifacts that player controls.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more artifacts, you win the game.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

The Hellkite Tyrant was originally introduced in the Gatecrash expansion in 2013, designed as a mythic rare dragon that embodied the greedy, hoard-gathering nature of the Izzet League. When it was reprinted as part of the Commander 2016 release, it found a natural home within the chaotic, artifact-heavy strategies characteristic of that format, where its ability to steal opponents' artifacts creates dramatic shifts in game state.

Artist Aleksi Briclot provided the dynamic illustration for this creature, emphasizing its formidable presence and gold-crowned aesthetic. Briclot's design leans into the high-fantasy tradition of draconic power, depicting the tyrant amidst a literal mountain of plundered treasure, which served to visually reinforce the card's mechanics of artifact theft and resource accumulation.

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