---
name: "Nesting Dragon"
mana_cost: "{3}{R}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Landfall", "Flying"]
set: "TDC"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander"
collector_number: "225"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jehan Choo"
oracle_id: "0acc9372-58b4-43bf-ab82-1f95831c81d4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nesting-dragon-tdc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nesting Dragon
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{R}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Landfall, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 0/2 red Dragon Egg creature token with defender and "When this token dies, create a 2/2 red Dragon creature token with flying and '{R}: This token gets +1/+0 until end of turn.'"

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dragon Egg](/printing/dragon-egg-plst.md) — Creature — Dragon Egg
2. [Broodmate Dragon](/printing/broodmate-dragon-mm3.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Dragon Roost](/printing/dragon-roost-10e.md) — Enchantment
4. [Dragon Broodmother](/printing/dragon-broodmother-prm.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Akoum Hellkite](/printing/akoum-hellkite-pbfz.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Dragonmaster Outcast](/printing/dragonmaster-outcast-afc.md) — Creature — Human Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #225
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jehan Choo
- **Total Printings:** 33 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`