First printed in Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (2025)
Creature — Dragon
Flash
Flying
When this creature enters, if you cast it, counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard, then you may cast it without paying its mana cost.
4/3
- Illustrated by
- Diego Gisbert
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- If a spell has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
- If you wish to cast the exiled card, you do so as part of the resolution of Transcendent Dragon’s last ability. You can’t wait to cast it later. Timing permissions based on the card’s type are ignored.
- If you cast a spell “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs those must be paid to cast the spell.
Prices
MTGO price: 1.12 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).
Combos
1 combo:
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Fire Lord Azula + Release to the Wind + Transcendent Dragon