---
name: "Nira, Hellkite Duelist"
mana_cost: "{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Haste", "Trample", "Flash"]
set: "PHTR"
set_name: "2016 Heroes of the Realm"
collector_number: "3"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Yoichi Ito"
oracle_id: "4fc8d905-8aeb-4a62-a99f-5d888da30f2f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nira-hellkite-duelist-phtr"
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"
---

# Nira, Hellkite Duelist
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying, Haste, Trample, Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
Flying, trample, haste
When Nira, Hellkite Duelist enters, the next time you would lose the game this turn, instead draw three cards and your life total becomes 5.

> *"Keep rising."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bogardan Hellkite](/printing/bogardan-hellkite-afc.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Two-Headed Hellkite](/printing/two-headed-hellkite-dmc.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Nova Hellkite](/printing/nova-hellkite-peoe.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Hellkite Overlord](/printing/hellkite-overlord-drb.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Horizon Chimera](/printing/horizon-chimera-c16.md) — Creature — Chimera
6. [Jeskai Shrinekeeper](/printing/jeskai-shrinekeeper-tdm.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** 2016 Heroes of the Realm (PHTR) #3
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Yoichi Ito

## 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`