Manaform Hellkite

Oracle Text

Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create an X/X red Dragon Illusion creature token with flying and haste, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast that spell. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step.

Card Details

4/4Power / Toughness

2RRMana Cost

1Prints

Set

Innistrad: Crimson Vow · View all prints →

Character Background

Manaform Hellkite is a mythic payoff for spell-heavy aggressive decks, especially tempo or combo-leaning builds that want to turn every noncreature spell into immediate damage. A 4/4 flyer for four mana already pressures life totals, but its real strength is snowballing board presence: each instant or sorcery can spawn a hasty Dragon Illusion token sized by the mana spent, letting even a cheap cantrip become a surprise attacker and a larger burn spell become a lethal swing. In gameplay terms, the card rewards sequencing and mana efficiency, so pair it with cheap spells, cost reducers, and rituals or X-spells that let you spend more mana on a single cast. It also plays nicely with protection and interaction spells, since those still trigger the Hellkite while advancing your plan. The “Illusion” tokens vanish, but that short lifespan is enough to convert spellcasting into bursts of airborne damage.

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