---
name: "Great Desert Hellion"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Hellion"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Intensity", "Menace"]
set: "YBRO"
set_name: "Alchemy: The Brothers' War"
collector_number: "19"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Uriah Voth"
oracle_id: "b78dd31f-cc1e-4e7e-8930-dd3378dcb772"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/great-desert-hellion-ybro"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Great Desert Hellion
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Hellion
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** Intensity, Menace

## Oracle Text
Starting intensity 1
Menace
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Great Desert Hellion unless you discard a card. If you discard a card this way, Great Desert Hellion intensifies by 1.
When Great Desert Hellion leaves the battlefield, you may discard your hand. If you do, draw cards equal to Great Desert Hellion's intensity.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Pillaging Horde](/printing/pillaging-horde-por.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
2. [Drekavac](/printing/drekavac-dis.md) — Creature — Beast
3. [Balduvian Horde](/printing/balduvian-horde-6ed.md) — Creature — Human Barbarian
4. [Mercenary Knight](/printing/mercenary-knight-por.md) — Creature — Human Mercenary Knight
5. [Devouring Hellion](/printing/devouring-hellion-war.md) — Creature — Hellion
6. [Hidden Horror](/printing/hidden-horror-p02.md) — Creature — Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: The Brothers' War (YBRO) #19
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Uriah Voth

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