---
name: "Dragon's Herald"
mana_cost: "{R}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Goblin Shaman"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: []
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "85a38b39-5806-4df9-95cc-8d608e2b5e47"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dragons-herald-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Dragon's Herald
- **Mana Cost:** `{R}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Goblin Shaman
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1

## Oracle Text
{2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature: Search your library for a card named Hellkite Overlord, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

> *The penultimate step of the ritual involves bathing in a delicious glaze.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Behemoth's Herald](/printing/behemoths-herald-ala.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
2. [Demon's Herald](/printing/demons-herald-ala.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Sphinx's Herald](/printing/sphinxs-herald-ala.md) — Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard
4. [Sarkhan's Triumph](/printing/sarkhans-triumph-dtk.md) — Instant
5. [Giant Harbinger](/printing/giant-harbinger-lrw.md) — Creature — Giant Shaman
6. [Zirilan of the Claw](/printing/zirilan-of-the-claw-mir.md) — Legendary Creature — Lizard Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #98
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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