Sarkhan the Mad 
Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
Oracle text (EN)
Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan
0: Reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Sarkhan deals damage to himself equal to that card's mana value. −2: Target creature's controller sacrifices it, then that player creates a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying. −4: Each Dragon creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target player or planeswalker.
Printing details
- Set
- ROE · 214
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Language
- EN
- Artist
- Chippy
- Released
- 2010-04-23
- Prices
- €1.36 · $1.64
Price history
The trend shows with at least 7 days of history.
- Cardmarket, trend
- CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN)
The history starts on October 28, 2026 and grows every day.
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| Date | Cardmarket, trend | CardTrader, Near Mint minimum (EN) |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | €1.36 | €1.79 |
| October 28, 2026 | €1.40 | €1.79 |
Prices
| Source | Non-foil | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardmarket | low €0.50 trend €1.36 30-day avg €1.30 | low €1.00 trend €3.00 30-day avg €3.28 |
| CardTrader (EN) | NM from €1.79 with Zero from €1.79 | NM from €4.79 with Zero from €7.99 |
| CardTrader (any language) | NM from €0.84 | NM from €4.79 |
Cardmarket updated Nov 2, 2026 · CardTrader updated Nov 2, 2026
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Legality
- standard Not legal
- pioneer Not legal
- modern Legal
- legacy Legal
- vintage Legal
- commander Legal
- pauper Not legal
- alchemy Not legal
- brawl Not legal
- competitivebrawl Not legal
- duel Legal
- future Not legal
- gladiator Not legal
- historic Not legal
- oathbreaker Legal
- oldschool Not legal
- paupercommander Not legal
- penny Legal
- predh Legal
- premodern Not legal
- standardbrawl Not legal
- timeless Not legal
- tlr Not legal
Rulings
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The first ability causes Sarkhan to deal damage directly to himself, resulting in that many loyalty counters being removed from him. The damage would never have been dealt to you, so prevention effects that would prevent damage from being dealt to you won't affect it.
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If the targeted creature is an illegal target by the time the second ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve. The player won't get a Dragon token.
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If you target an opponent with the third ability, you choose separately for each Dragon creature you control whether or not to redirect the damage dealt by that Dragon to a planeswalker that player controls.
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You choose a single target as you activate the third ability. All your Dragons deal damage to that player.
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If the targeted creature is a legal target by the time the second ability resolves but its controller can't sacrifice it (due to Tajuru Preserver, perhaps), the ability continues to resolve. That player gets a Dragon token.
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Unlike previous planeswalkers, Sarkhan the Mad has no way to raise his loyalty.
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Once the first ability starts to resolve and you reveal the top card of your library (and see how much damage Sarkhan the Mad deals to himself), it's too late to respond.