P/T Set Number 57 Language Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Modern, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard, Timeless Rulings (6/6/2025) If you choose to pay the blitz cost rather than the mana cost, you're still casting the spell
Shivan Dragon showed up on early product art and basically became the face of dragons in Magic during the 1990s, a symbol of raw power that players feared and chased
Just being a 2 mana anthem for all creatures would already be above average, but adding the +2+1 and ward 1 for legendaries just makes this a great card for any white-based aggro deck, and if the deck runs a high density of legendary creatures it just becomes a must include
The ability doesnt care about how the creature died, just that its dead and doesnt have any +1/+1 counters on it
Erikas Invitation full art card sells for approximately $260 loose, but can fetch closer to to $1,000 when graded a 10