---
name: "Skanos, Red Dragon Vassal"
mana_cost: "{4}{R}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon Ranger"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: ["First strike"]
set: "HBG"
set_name: "Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate"
collector_number: "18r"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "6a421d7e-94e1-458e-a12a-5fcb46f0bcce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/skanos-red-dragon-vassal-hbg"
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"
---

# Skanos, Red Dragon Vassal
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{R}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dragon Ranger
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5
- **Keywords:** First strike

## Oracle Text
First strike
Whenever Skanos, Red Dragon Vassal attacks, another target attacking creature gains first strike and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is Skanos's power.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Skanos, Dragon Vassal](/printing/skanos-dragon-vassal-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Ranger
2. [Skanos, Green Dragon Vassal](/printing/skanos-green-dragon-vassal-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Ranger
3. [Skanos, Black Dragon Vassal](/printing/skanos-black-dragon-vassal-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Ranger
4. [Renegade Warlord](/printing/renegade-warlord-plst.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
5. [Skanos, White Dragon Vassal](/printing/skanos-white-dragon-vassal-hbg.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Ranger
6. [Ghor-Clan Bloodscale](/printing/ghor-clan-bloodscale-gpt.md) — Creature — Lizard Warrior

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (HBG) #18r
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daarken

## 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`