---
name: "Draconic Lore"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Instant"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "151"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Tom Babbey"
oracle_id: "440881ad-48cf-4b82-8bb5-f506d1a51755"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/draconic-lore-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Draconic Lore
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you control a Dragon.
Draw three cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dragonlord's Prerogative](/printing/dragonlords-prerogative-dtk.md) — Instant
2. [Ureni's Counsel](/printing/urenis-counsel-ytdm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Silumgar's Scorn](/printing/silumgars-scorn-dtk.md) — Instant
4. [Dracogenesis](/printing/dracogenesis-tdm.md) — Enchantment
5. [Draconic Roar](/printing/draconic-roar-jmp.md) — Instant
6. [The Ur-Dragon](/printing/the-ur-dragon-cmm.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #151
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Tom Babbey

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2022-06-10)* The cost of Draconic Lore is determined and locked in as you cast it before any mana abilities are activated and before any player can respond. Notably, this means that no player can respond to remove your Dragon before the cost is reduced, and if you sacrifice that Dragon as part of a mana ability, the cost won't be increased.