Predator Dragon
Shards of Alara 109 • rare
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 109
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
- Market price
- $0.59
What it does
Flying, haste
Devour 2 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.)
Dragons make for spiteful gods.
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
Predator Dragon was released in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering set Shards of Alara, a set defined by its focus on the 'tri-color' plane of Alara. The card was designed to highlight the aggressive, red-aligned 'Jund' shard, a chaotic ecosystem where survival of the fittest dictates the natural order. As a rare creature, it was crafted to serve as a high-impact finisher in limited play, utilizing the Haste and Devour mechanics to represent the relentless, predatory nature of the dragons native to the plane.
The card's illustration was provided by artist Kev Walker, who has been a staple of the Magic: The Gathering aesthetic for decades. Walker focused on a visceral, kinetic depiction of the dragon in mid-strike, emphasizing its jagged scales and aggressive posture to match the brutalist lore of the Jund shard. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its role in enabling explosive, fast-paced board states, securing its place as a quintessential example of the aggressive design philosophy prevalent during the Alara block.
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