---
name: "Dragon's Prey"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "79"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Johann Bodin"
oracle_id: "86cb340f-ef06-4be9-b457-703784387dbe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/dragons-prey-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Dragon's Prey
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} more to cast if it targets a Dragon.
Destroy target creature.

> *"Para evitar la justicia de Teval, es mejor tener un plan que no sea 'salir corriendo'".
—Kotis, el Guardacolmillos*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dragon's Fire](/printing/dragons-fire-j25.md) — Instant
2. [Caustic Exhale](/printing/caustic-exhale-tdm.md) — Instant
3. [Draconic Roar](/printing/draconic-roar-ima.md) — Instant
4. [Foul-Tongue Invocation](/printing/foul-tongue-invocation-ima.md) — Instant
5. [Territorial Strike](/printing/territorial-strike-ytdm.md) — Sorcery
6. [Draconic Lore](/printing/draconic-lore-clb.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #79
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Johann Bodin
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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