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Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

{1}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

TDCTarkir: Dragonstorm Commander#301mythic
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Eric Wilkerson
Found in
Tarkir Dragonstorm Commander Deck Temur Roar
Printings6Combos1EDHREC rank#2,058
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Dragon spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever a Dragon you control enters, you may have Sarkhan become a copy of it until end of turn, except its name is Sarkhan, Soul Aflame and it's legendary in addition to its other types.
2/4
Plays as:
Cost ReducerTribal Payoff
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+17.9%
$0.66
$0.41 low$0.18 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.66· across 6 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

7 · latest May 12, 2023
  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    If the Dragon that enters the battlefield is legendary and you have Sarkhan copy it, the two Dragons will have different names (unless the entering Dragon is somehow named Sarkhan, Soul Aflame). The "legend rule" won't apply.

  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    If the copied Dragon has {X} in its mana cost, X is 0.

  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    If the copied Dragon is a token, Sarkhan copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the noted exceptions.

  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    In some unusual cases, the Dragon that entered the battlefield will be copying something else by the time Sarkhan's ability resolves. In such a case, Sarkhan will copy whatever the Dragon is copying, with the noted exceptions.

  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    Sarkhan copies exactly what was printed on the original Dragon and nothing else, with the noted exceptions (unless that creature is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on in response to Sarkhan's ability.

  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    Sarkhan's first ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any Dragon spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.

  • WotCMay 12, 2023

    That ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a Dragon spell. It reduces only the generic component of that cost.