Gilded Drake 
Reserved ListCreature — Drake
Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, exchange control of this creature and up to one target creature an opponent controls. If you don't or can't make an exchange, sacrifice this creature. This ability still resolves if its target becomes illegal.
Format Legality
LegacyVintagePremodernDuel Commander
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Gilded Drake, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.1 |
| Premodern | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.1 |
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vintage | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Details
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 2
- Collector #
- 76
Non-foil
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Gilded Drake
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (18)
Sorceries (2)
Instants (17)
Artifacts (3)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 3
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
- 2 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Faerie Macabre
- 1 Gilded Drake
- 3 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 2 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 3 Solitude
- 1 Metamorphosis Fanatic
- 4 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
- 4 Baleful Strix
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (28)
Sideboard
7
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (10)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (3)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
3
Final: 3 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (17)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
6
Final: 6 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (29)
- 1 Aragorn, King of Gondor
- 1 Feldon, Ronom Excavator
- 1 Inti, Seneschal of the Sun
- 1 Kari Zev, Skyship Raider
- 1 Loyal Apprentice
- 1 Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon
- 1 Phlage, Titan of Fire's Fury
- 1 Gilded Drake
- 1 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Samwise the Stouthearted
- 1 Senu, Keen-Eyed Protector
- 1 Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior
- 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
- 1 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- 1 Tersa Lightshatter
- 1 Subtlety
- 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
- 1 Caves of Chaos Adventurer
- 1 Fury
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Zurgo Bellstriker
- 1 Baird, Argivian Recruiter
- 1 Merry, Esquire of Rohan
- 1 Kytheon, Hero of Akros
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Pippin, Guard of the Citadel
Sorceries (3)
Instants (18)
Artifacts (5)
Enchantments (5)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (37)
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Battlefield Forge
- 1 Bloodstained Mire
- 1 City of Brass
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Eiganjo Castle
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Flagstones of Trokair
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Floodfarm Verge
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Hallowed Fountain
- 1 Inspiring Vantage
- 1 Island
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Minamo, School at Water's Edge
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mountain
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 2 Plains
- 1 Plateau
- 1 Plaza of Heroes
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Raugrin Triome
- 1 Sacred Foundry
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Seachrome Coast
- 1 Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
- 1 Sunbillow Verge
- 1 Tundra
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Volcanic Island
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (6)
Instants (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (29)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Instants (4)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Sorceries (4)
Lands (19)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (33)
- 4 Gilded Drake
- 1 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
- 4 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- 1 Charming Prince
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Samwise the Stouthearted
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 4 Solitude
- 2 Tamiyo, Inquisitive Student
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Sorceries (3)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Planeswalkers (2)
Lands (26)
Sideboard
1
Final: 1 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (32)
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 4 Gilded Drake
- 1 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
- 4 Ajani, Nacatl Pariah
- 1 Charming Prince
- 1 Samwise the Stouthearted
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Broadside Bombardiers
- 1 Magus of the Moon
- 1 Venser, Shaper Savant
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 4 Solitude
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
Sorceries (2)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (28)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (11)
Sorceries (7)
Instants (31)
- 1 Mana Leak
- 1 Daze
- 1 Lose Focus
- 1 Memory Lapse
- 1 Miscalculation
- 1 Snap
- 1 Tale's End
- 1 Force of Negation
- 1 Sink into Stupor
- 1 Cryptic Command
- 1 Brainsurge
- 1 Mystical Dispute
- 1 Memory Deluge
- 1 Force of Will
- 1 Misdirection
- 1 Mystic Confluence
- 1 Commandeer
- 1 Growth Spiral
- 1 Brainstorm
- 1 Fading Hope
- 1 Force Spike
- 1 Spell Pierce
- 1 Spell Snare
- 1 Stern Scolding
- 1 Stifle
- 1 Wash Away
- 1 Counterspell
- 1 Archmage's Charm
- 1 Mental Misstep
- 1 Repeal
- 1 Whir of Invention
Artifacts (7)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (36)
- 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
- 1 Botanical Sanctum
- 1 Breeding Pool
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Hall of Storm Giants
- 1 Hedge Maze
- 1 Misty Rainforest
- 1 Mystic Sanctuary
- 1 Otawara, Soaring City
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scalding Tarn
- 1 Snow-Covered Forest
- 16 Snow-Covered Island
- 1 Tropical Island
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
- 1 Windswept Heath
- 1 Wooded Foothills
Sideboard
5
Final: 5 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (8)
Sorceries (9)
Instants (16)
Artifacts (8)
Enchantments (1)
Lands (18)
Sideboard
4
Final: 4 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (8)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (19)
Sorceries (12)
Instants (8)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (20)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (28)
- 4 Gilded Drake
- 1 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
- 1 Harbinger of the Seas
- 3 Charming Prince
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 2 Samwise the Stouthearted
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Venser, Shaper Savant
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 2 Solitude
- 2 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
- 1 Meddling Mage
Sorceries (4)
Instants (12)
Artifacts (4)
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (28)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (31)
- 4 Orcish Bowmasters
- 3 Gilded Drake
- 1 Barrin, Tolarian Archmage
- 3 Charming Prince
- 1 Samwise the Stouthearted
- 1 Abuelo, Ancestral Echo
- 1 Soulherder
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 2 Plague Engineer
- 1 Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths
- 1 Ertai Resurrected
- 1 Venser, Shaper Savant
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 2 Solitude
- 3 Baleful Strix
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
