---
name: "Crackling Drake"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}{R}{R}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Drake"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "GRN"
set_name: "Guilds of Ravnica"
collector_number: "163"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Victor Adame Minguez"
oracle_id: "c8b4eba6-88ce-42d7-a235-5a4765a4a981"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/crackling-drake-grn"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Crackling Drake
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}{R}{R}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Drake
- **Power/Toughness:** */4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Crackling Drake's power is equal to the total number of instant and sorcery cards you own in exile and in your graveyard.
When this creature enters, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Enigma Drake](/printing/enigma-drake-akr.md) — Creature — Drake
2. [Screeching Drake](/printing/screeching-drake-p02.md) — Creature — Drake
3. [Darkslick Drake](/printing/darkslick-drake-som.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Drake
4. [Muse Drake](/printing/muse-drake-j25.md) — Creature — Drake
5. [Shrieking Drake](/printing/shrieking-drake-vis.md) — Creature — Drake
6. [Whirlpool Drake](/printing/whirlpool-drake-plst.md) — Creature — Drake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #163
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Victor Adame Minguez
- **Total Printings:** 53 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`