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Dragon's Claw
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Ninth Edition9ED · #296★
- Card type
- Artifact
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- ★ 0.64 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Colour
- Colourless
Card text
Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may gain 1 life.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Alan Pollack
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2005-07-29
Flavour text
Though no longer attached to the hand, it still holds its adversary in its grasp.
Rulings
If a player casts a red spell, Dragon’s Claw’s ability triggers and is put on the stack on top of that spell. Dragon’s Claw’s ability will resolve (causing you to gain 1 life) before the spell does.
The ability triggers whenever any player, not just you, casts a red spell.
