Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
What it does
Dragon spells you cast cost 1 less to cast.
Whenever a Dragon you control enters, you may have Sarkhan become a copy of it until end of turn, except its name is Sarkhan, Soul Aflame and it's legendary in addition to its other types.
Combos with Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Deadeye Navigator Ganax, Astral Hunter Infinite
- Infinite creature LTB
- Infinite creature ETB
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
7 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2023-05-12
If the copied Dragon has X in its mana cost, X is 0.
- 2023-05-12
If the Dragon that enters the battlefield is legendary and you have Sarkhan copy it, the two Dragons will have different names (unless the entering Dragon is somehow named Sarkhan, Soul Aflame). The "legend rule" won't apply.
- 2023-05-12
That ability can't reduce the amount of colored mana you pay for a Dragon spell. It reduces only the generic component of that cost.
- 2023-05-12
If the copied Dragon is a token, Sarkhan copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token, with the noted exceptions.
- 2023-05-12
Sarkhan's first ability doesn't change the mana cost or mana value of any Dragon spell. It changes only the total cost you pay.
- 2023-05-12
In some unusual cases, the Dragon that entered the battlefield will be copying something else by the time Sarkhan's ability resolves. In such a case, Sarkhan will copy whatever the Dragon is copying, with the noted exceptions.
- 2023-05-12
Sarkhan copies exactly what was printed on the original Dragon and nothing else, with the noted exceptions (unless that creature is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on in response to Sarkhan's ability.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Sarkhan, Soul Aflame, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ureni of the Unwritten | 2 | 0 | — |
| Eshki, Temur's Roar | 1 | 0 | — |
| The Ur-Dragon | 1 | 0 | — |
| Tiamat | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Temur 3 decks
- Five-Color 2 decks
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame price history
The Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander #301 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $0.79 |
| Nov 10, 2026 | $0.79 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $0.80 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $0.81 |
| Nov 4, 2026 | $0.82 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $0.83 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $0.82 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $0.81 |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $0.80 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $0.81 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $0.79 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $0.80 |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $0.79 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $0.81 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $0.80 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $0.84 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $0.82 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $0.83 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.82 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $0.83 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $0.85 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $0.81 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $0.82 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $0.79 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
6 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
- Normal
- $0.79
Etched
March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Etched
- $5.19
Extended Art
March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Normal
- $7.62
- Foil
- $12.92
Showcase
March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Foil
- $40.16
March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Normal
- $1.14
- Foil
- $1.18
Showcase
March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Normal
- $7.67
- Foil
- $8.41
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Sarkhan, Soul Aflame. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.