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◇ Catalog #1780

Goldspan Dragon

sld·#1780·mythic·borderless

Illus. Larry Elmore

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Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$40.15+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $42 · low $38

NM$40.1

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MP—

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$37–$42modeled

30 days ago
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90-dayhigh $40low $34range 19.8%n 56

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #402 · Popular pick

Variants

Borderless$40

Gameplay

Creature — Dragon

Flying, haste Whenever this creature attacks or becomes the target of a spell, create a Treasure token. Treasures you control have "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."

Dungeons & Dragons Set 1: Basic Rules, *"Red Box" (1983)*

4/4

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2021-02-05wotc

If a spell targets Goldspan Dragon more than once, the triggered ability will trigger only once.

2021-02-05wotc

Players can cast spells and activate abilities after the triggered ability resolves but before the spell that caused it to trigger does.

2021-02-05wotc

An ability that triggers when a creature becomes the target of a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. Such an ability resolves even if that spell is countered.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $40.15. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $33.55 and $40.19 across 56 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #1780 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Creature — Dragon, color identity red, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {3}{R}{R} (5 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying, Treasure, and Haste.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #402 in Commander, putting it in the popular-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Larry Elmore. Rarix catalogs 63 other cards credited to this artist.