Snapping Drake
Ravnica: City of Guilds 64 • common
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 64
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Dave Dorman
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
The irritable drakes are solitary nesters. Even brooding females barely contain the urge to attack their own young.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Snapping Drake was first released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a common creature card, it was designed as a reliable utility piece for the limited format, providing blue decks with an efficient flying threat to control the skies during the early to mid-game. The card reflects the set's emphasis on the urban, multi-layered aesthetic of the plane of Ravnica, where magical creatures were reimagined to fit into a densely populated cityscape.
The artwork was commissioned from Dave Dorman, a renowned illustrator known for his atmospheric, painterly style often seen in Star Wars trading cards and comic book covers. Dorman opted for a dynamic, predatory posture, capturing the creature mid-motion to emphasize its aggressive snapping nature. While the card was a standard inclusion in many draft environments rather than a centerpiece of competitive play, it remains a recognized example of the creature-heavy design philosophy that characterized the Ravnica block.
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