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Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
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Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

{1}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Human Shaman

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.

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Set
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC #301)
Rarity
Mythic
Mana value
3
Released
2025-04-11
Artist
Eric Wilkerson
EDHREC rank
#2,061
Colour identity
{R}{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.27
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos 1

Deadeye Navigator+Ganax, Astral Hunter+Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
{U}{R}
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTB
642 decks Commander Spellbook ↗

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Dragonlord's Servant 82 %+81.0 %
  2. Dragon Tempest 82 %+79.8 %
  3. Lathliss, Dragon Queen 78 %+76.9 %
  4. Dragonspeaker Shaman 78 %+76.9 %
  5. Dragon's Hoard 70 %+68.0 %
  6. Drakuseth, Maw of Flames 70 %+67.9 %
  7. Iymrith, Desert Doom 66 %+64.8 %
  8. Haven of the Spirit Dragon 65 %+64.4 %
  9. Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind 65 %+64.1 %
  10. Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy 62 %+61.2 %
  11. Ganax, Astral Hunter 62 %+61.2 %
  12. Scourge of Valkas 61 %+59.7 %
  13. Goldspan Dragon 64 %+59.4 %
  14. Firkraag, Cunning Instigator 58 %+57.1 %
  15. Utvara Hellkite 56 %+55.4 %
  16. Scourge of the Throne 56 %+54.8 %
  17. Wrathful Red Dragon 55 %+54.2 %
  18. Terror of the Peaks 56 %+54.1 %
  19. Herald's Horn 51 %+50.1 %
  20. Balefire Dragon 50 %+49.2 %
  21. Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon 49 %+48.4 %
  22. Sarkhan's Triumph 48 %+47.9 %
  23. Thunderbreak Regent 48 %+46.8 %
  24. Hellkite Tyrant 48 %+45.9 %
  25. Ancient Silver Dragon 47 %+44.1 %
  26. Orb of Dragonkind 44 %+43.6 %
  27. Urza's Incubator 43 %+42.5 %
  28. Sarkhan, Fireblood 43 %+42.3 %
  29. Dragonmaster Outcast 43 %+41.8 %
  30. Parapet Thrasher 43 %+41.6 %
  31. Ancient Copper Dragon 44 %+40.9 %
  32. Twinflame Tyrant 43 %+40.7 %
  33. Kindred Discovery 41 %+38.0 %
  34. Astral Dragon 39 %+37.8 %
  35. Frostcliff Siege 42 %+37.7 %
  36. Thundermane Dragon 38 %+37.6 %
  37. Roiling Dragonstorm 38 %+37.3 %
  38. Crucible of Fire 37 %+36.8 %
  39. Lapis Orb of Dragonkind 37 %+36.0 %
  40. Nogi, Draco-Zealot 36 %+35.4 %
  41. Steel Hellkite 36 %+34.5 %
  42. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant 35 %+34.2 %
  43. Dragonologist 35 %+33.4 %
  44. Atsushi, the Blazing Sky 34 %+32.8 %
  45. Cavern-Hoard Dragon 33 %+31.7 %
  46. Reflections of Littjara 32 %+31.1 %
  47. Vengeful Ancestor 32 %+29.9 %
  48. Dragonstorm Globe 30 %+29.7 %
  49. Kolaghan Warmonger 30 %+29.5 %
  50. Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 29 %+28.7 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Mountain 99 %+1.4 %
  2. Island 99 %+0.9 %
  3. Sol Ring 89 %+2.9 %
  4. Command Tower 89 %+2.0 %
  5. Arcane Signet 87 %+4.7 %
  6. Dragonlord's Servant 82 %+81.0 %
  7. Dragon Tempest 82 %+79.8 %
  8. Lathliss, Dragon Queen 78 %+76.9 %
  9. Dragonspeaker Shaman 78 %+76.9 %
  10. Sulfur Falls 74 %+6.9 %
  11. Drakuseth, Maw of Flames 70 %+67.9 %
  12. Dragon's Hoard 70 %+68.0 %
  13. Iymrith, Desert Doom 66 %+64.8 %
  14. Haven of the Spirit Dragon 65 %+64.4 %
  15. Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind 65 %+64.1 %
  16. Goldspan Dragon 64 %+59.4 %
  17. Ganax, Astral Hunter 62 %+61.2 %
  18. Shivan Reef 62 %+2.4 %
  19. Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy 62 %+61.2 %
  20. Izzet Signet 61 %+6.7 %
  21. Scourge of Valkas 61 %+59.7 %
  22. Counterspell 60 %+8.0 %
  23. Firkraag, Cunning Instigator 58 %+57.1 %
  24. Utvara Hellkite 56 %+55.4 %
  25. Terror of the Peaks 56 %+54.1 %
  26. Scourge of the Throne 56 %+54.8 %
  27. Wrathful Red Dragon 55 %+54.2 %
  28. Talisman of Creativity 55 %+1.4 %
  29. Blasphemous Act 55 %+16.1 %
  30. Stormcarved Coast 53 %+8.6 %
  31. Herald's Horn 51 %+50.1 %
  32. Steam Vents 51 %+0.5 %
  33. Chaos Warp 50 %+9.3 %
  34. Balefire Dragon 50 %+49.2 %
  35. Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon 49 %+48.4 %
  36. Sarkhan's Triumph 48 %+47.9 %
  37. Hellkite Tyrant 48 %+45.9 %
  38. Frostboil Snarl 48 %+3.9 %
  39. Thunderbreak Regent 48 %+46.8 %
  40. Ancient Silver Dragon 47 %+44.1 %
  41. Cascade Bluffs 46 %+0.0 %
  42. Temple of Epiphany 45 %+7.4 %
  43. Training Center 45 %+3.2 %
  44. Orb of Dragonkind 44 %+43.6 %
  45. Niv-Mizzet, Parun 44 %+18.7 %
  46. Ancient Copper Dragon 44 %+40.9 %
  47. Urza's Incubator 43 %+42.5 %
  48. Twinflame Tyrant 43 %+40.7 %
  49. Dragonmaster Outcast 43 %+41.8 %
  50. Sarkhan, Fireblood 43 %+42.3 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Gatherer ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2023-05-12

    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.

  • 2023-05-12

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

  • 2023-05-12

    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.

  • 2023-05-12

    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.

  • 2023-05-12

    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.

  • 2023-05-12

    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.

  • 2023-05-12

    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.

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