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Dragon's Prey TDM 0079 · common

Dragon's Prey · {2}{B} · Instant · This spell costs {2} more to cast if it targets a Dragon. Destroy target creature. · "To escape Teval's justice, one must have a better plan than 'run away.'" —Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Dragon's Prey · {2}{B} · Instant · This spell costs {2} more to cast if it targets a Dragon. Destroy target creature. · "To escape Teval's justice, one must have a better plan than 'run away.'" —Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Price
from $0.111 printing
Win rate
55.4% GIH 58,652 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 8–May 14, 2025 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 32,484 wins in 58,652 card-in-hand instances.

52,883 distinct games · 18,713 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 8–May 14, 2025.

17Lands file dated May 19, 2025 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Play

Three mana destroys most creatures, but targeting a Dragon costs five. Keep that extra payment in mind when leaving mana open.

More

One-pick Draft
Three mana destroys most creatures, but targeting a Dragon costs five. Keep that extra payment in mind when leaving mana open.
Sealed vs Draft
Three mana destroys most creatures, but targeting a Dragon costs five. Keep that extra payment in mind when leaving mana open.

Draft data

55.4%when drawn (GIH)

+0.4 pp vs 55.0% average · 58,652 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 8–May 14, 2025 · average from 552,428 games

#132 of 252 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 3.3 on average (119,861 packs).

7 of 33 black cards · 2 of 14 black common cards.

Taken at pick4.327,580 picks
Makes the deck88.5%27,580 picks with known usage
When played54.1%131,101.1 matchesBenched 54.7%
10,507.9 matches
When drawn55.4%58,652 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 8–May 14, 2025. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 53.2% · 23,546 instances
● Drawn later 56.8% · 35,106 instances

In hand 55.4% · 58,652 instances
Unseen in deck 53.4% · 79,007 instances
+2.0 percentage points when drawn

Compared with black cards

Win rate when drawn55.4%58,652 instances7 of 33
Opening hand53.2%23,546 instances13 of 33
Drawn later56.8%35,106 instances8 of 33
In the deck54.3%139,016 instances8 of 33
Without seeing it53.4%79,007 instances16 of 33
Improvement when drawn+2.0 pp58,652 instances / 79,007 instances9 of 33
When benched54.7%10,507.9 matches7 of 34
Makes the deck88.5%27,580 picks with known usage2 of 34
Pick (last seen)3.3119,861 packs7 of 34
Taken at4.327,580 picks8 of 34

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Counters BG56.7%861 instancesSacrifice WB54.4%720 instancesBlue–Black UB58.8%85 instances · under 100Black–Red BR57.4%54 instances · under 100

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (55.4% · 58,652 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Best with

Adjusted associations, ranked by confidence.

Sagu Wildling // Roost Seek+3.0 pp31,516 games with both in the deck · 7,962 both drawn
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 48% of 252 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 8–May 14, 2025

Collect

1 printingScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

TDM 0079 · Regular printingListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilPlay Booster · MTGO Redemption$0.11
FoilPlay Booster$0.18

How to get it

A fixed card in MTGO Redemption. It is not a booster pull, so no chance is claimed.

Wizards · Collecting Tarkir: Dragonstorm ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Standard · Historic · Timeless · Pioneer · Modern · Legacy · Pauper · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Johann Bodin, TDM 79 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
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Sources
Wizards · Collecting Tarkir: Dragonstorm · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
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