Loyal Drake is a uncommon Creature — Drake from C18 (C18) costing {2}{U}. Current price: $0.66 USD. Legal in Commander.
Loyal Drake
Creature — Drake
Card Text
Flying Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, draw a card.
"Doves and pigeons are too subtle. When I send a message, I want it to have some teeth." —Aeschel, royal diplomat
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Loyal Drake is a Creature — Drake card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Flying Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, draw a card."
Loyal Drake has a mana cost of {2}{U}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It requires U mana to cast.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Loyal Drake's mana cost of {2}{U} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Loyal Drake has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Loyal Drake's current oracle text is: "Flying Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, draw a card."
The current market price for Loyal Drake is approximately $0.66 USD on TCGPlayer.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.72 EUR.
You can purchase Loyal Drake from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Format legality information for Loyal Drake in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for Loyal Drake in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Loyal Drake is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Loyal Drake in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Loyal Drake is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Loyal Drake is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Loyal Drake in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Loyal Drake is from C18 (C18), with collector number 10.
Loyal Drake may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Loyal Drake is a uncommon card in C18.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Loyal Drake was illustrated by Bayard Wu.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Loyal Drake is a 2/2 creature.
Power (2) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (2) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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