Volatile Stormdrake: Skybound Exchange
Volatile Stormdrake spreads its wings over the Modern Horizons 3 battlefield as a blue Drake built for tempo and control. It carries a lean 3/2 body and the eye-catching combination of flying and hexproof from activated and triggered abilities, making it a stubborn threat from the skies. In practice, this drake punishes clumsy ground plans and rewards precise play, letting you pressure opponents while keeping your own path largely open to disruption and planning.
On entry, Volatile Stormdrake prompts a deliberate exchange of control with an opponent’s creature, a move that can tilt a turn and reshape the battlefield. If you manage the swap, you gain a tactical edge that invites thoughtful follow ups rather than reckless swings. The clause that follows—sacrifice that creature unless you pay an amount of {W} equal to its mana value—adds a careful resource check, rewarding solid timing and careful mana accounting in blue's methodical toolkit.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {1}{U}
- Card Type: Creature
- Subtypes: Drake
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Flying, hexproof from activated and triggered abilities. When Volatile Stormdrake enters the battlefield, exchange control of Volatile Stormdrake and target creature an opponent controls. If you do, you get {W}{W}{W}{W}, then sacrifice that creature unless you pay an amount of {W} equal to its mana value.
- Power / Toughness: 3/2
