---
name: "Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Druid"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Behold", "Treasure"]
set: "PTDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos"
collector_number: "118s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Billy Christian"
oracle_id: "71cb48e2-2328-471c-a04a-7b6461f378f4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/sarkhan-dragon-ascendant-ptdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Druid
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2
- **Keywords:** Behold, Treasure

## Oracle Text
When Sarkhan enters, you may behold a Dragon. If you do, create a Treasure token. (To behold a Dragon, choose a Dragon you control or reveal a Dragon card from your hand.)
Whenever a Dragon you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Sarkhan. Until end of turn, Sarkhan becomes a Dragon in addition to its other types and gains flying.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sarkhan, Soul Aflame](/printing/sarkhan-soul-aflame-mat.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Shaman
2. [Sarkhan the Mad](/printing/sarkhan-the-mad-plst.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
3. [Sarkhan Unbroken](/printing/sarkhan-unbroken-dtk.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
4. [Sarkhan the Masterless](/printing/sarkhan-the-masterless-cmm.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
5. [Sarkhan, Fireblood](/printing/sarkhan-fireblood-pm19.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
6. [Sarkhan Vol](/printing/sarkhan-vol-mma.md) — Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm Promos (PTDM) #118s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Billy Christian
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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