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Tyrant of Valakut

{5}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

OGWOath of the Gatewatch#119rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1449
Illustrator
Tyler Jacobson
Found in
Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption Foil · Oath of the Gatewatch MTGO Redemption · Oath of the Gatewatch Booster Pack
Printings4EDHREC rank#25,273
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Surge {3}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.) Flying When this creature enters, if its surge cost was paid, it deals 3 damage to any target.
5/4
SurgeFlying
Plays as:
Etb DamagePlaneswalker Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 6h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.15
$0.01 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Foil+6.3%
$0.34
$0.15 low$0.07 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.15· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Jan 22, 2016
  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    Casting a spell for its surge cost doesn't change its mana cost or its mana value.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    For some cards, surge represents only an alternative cost, a discount that applies if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn. Other cards, like Reckless Bushwhacker, have additional abilities or effects if you paid the surge cost to cast the spell.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    If an instant or sorcery spell cast for its surge cost is copied, the copy is also considered to have had its surge cost paid.

  • WotCJan 22, 2016

    The other spell that you or a teammate cast can be one that's resolved, one that was countered, or (for instants with surge) one that's still on the stack.