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◇ Catalog #76

Gilded Drake

usg·#76·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Bob Eggleton

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$185.05+$7 (+4.2%)

30 days high $192 · low $174

NM$185

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$171–$195modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $185low $4.81range 3751.6%n 49

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,525 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$185

Gameplay

Creature — Drake

Flying When this creature enters, exchange control of this creature and up to one target creature an opponent controls. If you don't or can't make an exchange, sacrifice this creature. This ability still resolves if its target becomes illegal.

Buyer beware.

3/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2004-10-04wotc

If the chosen creature to exchange is not on the battlefield at resolution, then sacrifice this card.

2004-10-04wotc

This ability is targeted, so Protection can prevent targeting if it exists when the ability would be put on the stack. Once the ability is on the stack, adding Protection will not counter the ability but the exchange will not take place since the target is illegal and you sacrifice this card on resolution.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $185.05. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.81 and $185.26 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — the lineup includes Nonfoil 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 #76 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga release.

Card type: Creature — Drake, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,525 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Bob Eggleton. Rarix catalogs 74 other cards credited to this artist.