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Hoard-Smelter Dragon

Card Name

Hoard-Smelter Dragon

Mana Cost

4

Type

Creature – Dragon

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Flying
3
: Destroy target artifact. Hoard-Smelter Dragon gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that artifact's mana value.

Flavor Text

He collects the precious metals, and then converts the rest to propellant.

Legal Formats

Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Explorer, Historic, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(1/1/2011)
If the targeted artifact is an illegal target by the time the activated ability resolves, the ability doesn't resolve. Hoard-Smelter Dragon won't get the bonus.
(1/1/2011)
If the mana cost of a permanent includes
X
, that X is considered to be 0.
(7/1/2013)
If the activated ability resolves but the targeted artifact isn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible or it regenerates), Hoard-Smelter Dragon will still get the bonus.