---
name: "Spellbound Dragon"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "90"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jesper Ejsing"
oracle_id: "86b8a9ef-7cdf-47e9-accb-16fe1eab718f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/spellbound-dragon-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, draw a card, then discard a card. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the discarded card's mana value.

> *Un sovrano in Jund, uno schiavo in Esper.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Loch Dragon](/printing/loch-dragon-eld.md) — Creature — Dragon
2. [Avaricious Dragon](/printing/avaricious-dragon-ori.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Plundering Predator](/printing/plundering-predator-j22.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Screeching Drake](/printing/screeching-drake-p02.md) — Creature — Drake
5. [Knollspine Dragon](/printing/knollspine-dragon-ltc.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Canyon Drake](/printing/canyon-drake-tmp.md) — Creature — Drake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #90
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jesper Ejsing
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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