The Elder Dragon War
- Mana cost
- {2}{R}{R}
- Type
- Enchantment — Saga
- Set
- Dominaria United Promos #121p (rare)
- Price
- $0.68 USD
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga deals 2 damage to each creature and each opponent.
II — Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.
III — Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.
The Elder Dragon War has 4 printings, first in Dominaria United (2022). EDHREC ranks it #9,350 among Commander cards. It appears most in Tom Bombadil decks (6,357 on EDHREC). 1 public deck on TCG runs it. It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Public decks that run The Elder Dragon War
- Reign of Dragons - Foundations Commander, led by Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Commanders that run The Elder Dragon War most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Tom Bombadil: 6,357 decks
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen: 802 decks
- Sigurd, Jarl of Ravensthorpe: 539 decks
- Ghen, Arcanum Weaver: 449 decks
- Eivor, Wolf-Kissed: 372 decks
- Rydia, Summoner of Mist: 287 decks
- Chong and Lily, Nomads: 204 decks
- Hansk, Slayer Zealot: 101 decks
Often played with The Elder Dragon War
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : As a Saga with read ahead enters the battlefield, its controller chooses a number from one to that Saga's greatest chapter number. The Saga enters the battlefield with the chosen number of lore counters. Neither choosing the number nor putting the counters on the Saga use the stack, and neither can be responded to.
- : In a Two-Headed Giant game, the first chapter ability deals to damage to each player on the opposing team, reducing that team's life total by 4.