Forged Skybreaker
Steel Hellkite arrives as a compact threat that delivers predictable impact. This Artifact Creature Dragon costs {6} and carries Flying with a 5/5 body that pressures skies and life totals alike. Its activated pump for {2} gives incremental offense, but the signature ability reads like a clocked engine: pay X to destroy nonland permanents with mana value X provided the Hellkite dealt combat damage to their controllers this turn. That requirement shapes how you attack and when you commit the Hellkite to the air.
In Commander builds from the Tarkir shard, Steel Hellkite functions as a targeted answer and a commander shield. It trades early tempo for a scalable removal window later in the game. Play it behind protection or with unblockable tricks to reliably trigger the destroy clause. Near Mint condition and English printing make this copy a clean pickup for collectors and players looking to slot a versatile artifact dragon into midrange or control shells.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {6}
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Card Type – Artifact Creature
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Subtypes – Dragon
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. 2: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. X: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X whose controller was dealt combat damage by this creature this turn. Activate only once each turn.
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Power / Toughness – 5/5
