---
name: "Volatile Stormdrake"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Drake"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Hexproof from", "Hexproof"]
set: "MH3"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3"
collector_number: "329"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Xavier Ribeiro"
oracle_id: "08d64b16-9221-4532-890c-d5cdbf181e28"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/volatile-stormdrake-mh3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Volatile Stormdrake
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Drake
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Hexproof from, Hexproof

## Oracle Text
Flying, hexproof from activated and triggered abilities
When this creature enters, exchange control of this creature and target creature an opponent controls. If you do, you get {E}{E}{E}{E}, then sacrifice that creature unless you pay an amount of {E} equal to its mana value.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Gilded Drake](/printing/gilded-drake-usg.md) — Creature — Drake
2. [Shrieking Drake](/printing/shrieking-drake-vis.md) — Creature — Drake
3. [Spiketail Drake](/printing/spiketail-drake-pcy.md) — Creature — Drake
4. [Drake Familiar](/printing/drake-familiar-rav.md) — Creature — Drake
5. [Soul of the Rapids](/printing/soul-of-the-rapids-rix.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Wormfang Drake](/printing/wormfang-drake-dmr.md) — Creature — Nightmare Drake

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 (MH3) #329
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Xavier Ribeiro
- **Total Printings:** 25 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`