Mountain Drake enters Riftbound as a late-game sledgehammer. With a brutal 9-cost price tag and a 10-power ceiling, this card isn’t here to mess around.
It’s the kind of top-end threat you don’t tech in lightly—but once it lands, you’re either forcing a response or ending the game outright.
There’s no flair, no keyword bloat, no fancy reaction windows—just raw, overwhelming force. And honestly?
That’s what makes Mountain Drake terrifying. It’s the embodiment of inevitability.
Gameplay / Cool Mechanics
Let’s start with the obvious: 9-cost, 10 power. That alone demands attention. Sure, it’s a vanilla stat brick—no special abilities, no triggered text—but sometimes, that’s all you need.
Especially in slower formats or ramp-based control decks that just need a wall of damage to crash through stalled boards.
Mountain Drake is a blunt instrument, but in the right hands, blunt is deadly.
It’s also colorless, meaning you can drop it in any region—huge flexibility for deckbuilders who want a scalable finisher without awkward allegiance requirements.
Its lack of abilities also makes it harder to interact with in some cases—no “when this attacks,” no “deal X on summon,” no pingable reaction window. You either kill it before it swings… or it swings.
It’s not a bomb for every deck, but in ramp or in slower grind-core brews, Mountain Drake is a legit closer.
Visuals
Visually? It’s a freight train made of scales. The framing puts you at ground level, right before this thing barrels into you.
Snow kicks up around its claws, jagged peaks loom in the background, and the sky’s muted purple tones contrast against its glowing eyes and green-tinged stone armor.
It’s not flying—it’s charging. And that gives Mountain Drake a kind of prehistoric, land-bound menace that separates it from your usual fantasy dragon fare.
This isn’t some elegant sky serpent. This is a blunt-force apex predator.
Pull Rate & Value Speculation
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Collector Number: 142/298
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Rarity: Not officially confirmed, but expected to be Rare based on cost and statline.
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Foil Version: Likely exists. A foil print would accentuate the jagged snow trail and glowing armor, making it one of the more striking large-body foils.
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Alt Art / Overnumbered: None revealed yet, but if there’s a variant, it’ll be one to chase—especially for dragon collectors.
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Chase Potential: Moderate. While it’s not a format-warping meta card, Mountain Drake will appeal to ramp deck players, dragon enjoyers, and those looking for massive endgame threats with aesthetic punch.
Mountain Drake doesn’t need tricks or timing. It shows up, plants a foot the size of your health bar, and dares you to do something about it.
If you’re not ready, you’re dead. Simple as that.
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