---
name: "Swift Warkite"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{R}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Dragon"
colors: ["B", "R"]
color_identity: ["B", "R"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "233"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Izzy"
oracle_id: "0df3444c-ae29-4fcc-bf46-4edf52b90e30"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/swift-warkite-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Swift Warkite
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{R}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Dragon
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, you may put a creature card with mana value 3 or less from your hand or graveyard onto the battlefield. That creature gains haste. Return it to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Swiftgear Drake](/printing/swiftgear-drake-bro.md) — Artifact Creature — Drake
2. [Nova Hellkite](/printing/nova-hellkite-peoe.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Archwing Dragon](/printing/archwing-dragon-avr.md) — Creature — Dragon
4. [Thundermaw Hellkite](/printing/thundermaw-hellkite-scd.md) — Creature — Dragon
5. [Hellkite Courser](/printing/hellkite-courser-prm.md) — Creature — Dragon
6. [Thundermane Dragon](/printing/thundermane-dragon-tdc.md) — Creature — Dragon

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #233
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Izzy
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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