---
name: "Hellkite Courser"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "218"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Caio Monteiro"
oracle_id: "c5abd58f-3e00-447b-a978-64cb88ad501b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/hellkite-courser-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Hellkite Courser
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/5
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, you may put a commander you own from the command zone onto the battlefield. It gains haste. Return it to the command zone at the beginning of the next end step.

> *La carica venne annunciata non dai corni, ma dall'eco del ruggito del drago.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hellkite Charger](/printing/hellkite-charger-cmm.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Thundermaw Hellkite](/printing/thundermaw-hellkite-scd.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Skyfire Phoenix](/printing/skyfire-phoenix-c19.md) — Creature — Phoenix
4. [Hellkite Punisher](/printing/hellkite-punisher-m21.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Tyrant's Familiar](/printing/tyrants-familiar-cm2.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Nova Hellkite](/printing/nova-hellkite-peoe.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #218
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Caio Monteiro
- **Total Printings:** 20 across all historical editions

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