Spellbound Dragon
Alara Reborn 90 • rare
- Set
- Alara Reborn
- Collector number
- 90
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red · Blue
- Artist
- Jesper Ejsing
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the discarded card's mana value.
A king in Jund, a serf in Esper.
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
Spellbound Dragon was released in 2009 as part of the Alara Reborn set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was unique in the game's history because every single card featured was multicolored, representing the final fusion of the five shards of the Alara plane. The card was designed to embody the chaotic and vibrant energy of the Grixis shard, focusing on the graveyard-centric mechanics that defined the black, blue, and red color alignment at that time.
The artwork for the creature was rendered by artist Steve Argyle, who aimed to capture a sense of raw, draconic power entwined with magical etherealism. The design prioritizes a high-risk, high-reward ability that allows players to discard cards to pump the dragon's strength, reflecting the aggressive discard-and-draw philosophy popular in the competitive tournament meta of the late 2000s. It remains a notable example of the intricate, multi-layered visual style that characterized the late Alara block.
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