---
name: "Dragonlord Atarka"
mana_cost: "{5}{R}{G}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Trample"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "216"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Karl Kopinski"
oracle_id: "daff70a4-a990-47c9-b6ef-2c379272c8a3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dragonlord-atarka-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dragonlord Atarka
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{R}{G}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon
- **Keywords:** Flying, Trample

## Oracle Text
Flying, trample
When Dragonlord Atarka enters, it deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers your opponents control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Atarka, World Render](/printing/atarka-world-render-tdc.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon
2. [Tyrant of Kher Ridges](/printing/tyrant-of-kher-ridges-bro.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Lava-Field Overlord](/printing/lava-field-overlord-bbd.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Drakuseth, Maw of Flames](/printing/drakuseth-maw-of-flames-fdn.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon
5. [Scourge of Valkas](/printing/scourge-of-valkas-afc.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Bogardan Hellkite](/printing/bogardan-hellkite-afc.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #216
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Karl Kopinski
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2015-02-25)* If some of the targets are illegal targets as the ability tries to resolve, the original division of damage still applies but no damage is dealt to the illegal targets. If all targets are illegal, the ability doesn’t resolve.
- *(2015-02-25)* You choose how many targets the ability has and how the damage is divided as you put the ability on the stack. Each target must receive at least 1 damage.