Oracle text
When this creature enters, create two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this token: Add C."
Mox strategy
Dread Drone is a solid midrange value card when you want bodies plus mana acceleration. A 4/1 flyer-like pressure piece for 5 mana is fine on rate, but the real strength is the two Eldrazi Spawn tokens, which help ramp into bigger threats or activate sacrifice synergies.
Best in decks that care about:
Token generation and sacrifice outlets
Colorless mana production
Aristocrats-style value engines
Eldrazi ramp or spawn-focused builds
Strong synergies include:
Ashnod’s Altar, Phyrexian Altar, and similar sac outlets to convert Spawn into mana or triggers
Goblin Bombardment, Skullclamp, or Mayhem Devil-style payoffs
Any Eldrazi cards that scale with colorless mana or sacrifice fodder
Key mechanics it supports:
Go-wide token setup
Ramp through temporary creatures
Sacrifice/value loops
Board presence while advancing mana development
Overall: playable role-player, especially in Commander or casual synergy decks, but too slow and fragile for most efficient constructed formats.
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Format legality
- standard—
- pioneer—
- modernLegal
- legacyLegal
- vintageLegal
- commanderLegal
- pauperLegal
- brawl—
- historic—
- alchemy—
- oathbreakerLegal