Hoard-Smelter Dragon
Commander Anthology Volume II 104 • rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II
- Collector number
- 104
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Eric Deschamps
- Market price
- $0.24
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 originally introduced in the Scars of Mirrodin set in 2010, designed as a thematic centerpiece for the artifact-focused block. The card reflects the lore of Mirrodin, a metallic plane where dragons like this one were depicted as apex predators that scavenged and consumed the abundant technological debris left across the landscape. The mechanical design focused on a repeatable ability that turns artifacts into direct damage, cementing its identity as a destructive engine for red-aligned decks.
This specific iteration appeared in Commander Anthology Volume II, released in 2018 as a curated collection of preconstructed decks. This anthology was intended to provide players with accessible versions of previously out-of-print, high-demand Commander decks. The card retains its original illustration by Greg Staples, whose dynamic, textured style captures the dragon's metallic scales and imposing presence, a look that has been well-regarded by collectors for balancing high-fantasy aesthetics with the industrial tone of the Mirrodin setting.
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