Shivan Dragon
Fifth Edition 267 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 267
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Melissa A. Benson
- Market price
- $5.97
What it does
Flying
red mana: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
While it's true most dragons are cruel, the Shivan dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Shivan Dragon made its debut in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, quickly becoming a cornerstone of the game's identity and its most recognizable 'big' creature. By the time it appeared in the Fifth Edition in 1997, it was already firmly established as an iconic card. Fifth Edition served as a massive consolidation of previous sets, and the inclusion of the Shivan Dragon was essential to maintain the power and allure of the red color identity for new players entering the game during the late nineties.
The original illustration by Melissa Benson captures the fierce, draconic majesty that defined the game's early fantasy aesthetic. Benson, one of the game's original artists, intended to depict a classic, powerful fire-breathing predator, and her work became so quintessential that it was reprinted across numerous core sets. The card was widely received as the gold standard for late-game threats, representing a simple but devastating ability to grow in strength, which helped cement the Shivan Dragon's status as a quintessential piece of Magic history.
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