Hoard-Smelter Dragon
Forgotten Realms Commander 128 • rare
- Set
- Forgotten Realms Commander
- Collector number
- 128
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Eric Deschamps
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Flying
3 generic mana red mana: Destroy target artifact. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that artifact's mana value.
He collects the precious metals, and then converts the rest to propellant.
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 Hoard-Smelter Dragon was released in 2021 as part of the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Commander set, a crossover product between Magic: The Gathering and the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game. It was designed to capture the iconic flavor of a red dragon hoarding treasure, specifically utilizing a mechanic that allows players to destroy artifacts to fuel the dragon’s growth and power. The card fits into the broader effort by Wizards of the Coast to bring the high-fantasy lore of the Forgotten Realms into the mechanics of their collectible card game.
The illustration for the card was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who has contributed extensively to the visual identity of Magic: The Gathering. His depiction focuses on the dragon’s imposing scale and its relationship with its treasure pile, emphasizing a visceral, aggressive aesthetic consistent with red-aligned dragons in the game. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, flavorful inclusion for players looking to emphasize artifact-heavy strategies in the Commander format, effectively translating the thematic greed of a Dungeons & Dragons dragon into a tabletop gaming context.
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