Knollspine Dragon Price
4 printings · 4 sets · first printed 2008
Knollspine Dragon has been printed 4 times across 4 sets, first in 2008 and most recently in 2023. Right now the cheapest printing is Tales of Middle-earth Commander #224 at $0.37, while the most expensive is Shadowmoor #98 at $1.20 — about 3× more. The median across 4 priced printings is $0.44. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 4x, including dedicated reprint sets like Tales of Middle-earth Commander, The List.
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Every Knollspine Dragon Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander #224 (R) Cheapest | 2023 | $0.37 | — |
| Game Night: Free-for-All #82 (R) | 2022 | $0.42 | $0.05 |
| The List #SHM-98 (R) | 2019 | $0.46 | $0.05 |
| Shadowmoor #98 (R) | 2008 | $1.20 | $0.45 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
When this creature enters, you may discard your hand and draw cards equal to the damage dealt to target opponent this turn.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 4 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
3 PrecedentsKnollspine Dragon's ability checks only whether damage was dealt. It doesn't care whether the player's life total also changed for other reasons (such as if the player paid life or gained life). For example, if an opponent was dealt 4 damage and gained 6 life during the turn, that player will have a higher life total than they started the turn with — but Knollspine Dragon's ability will let you discard your hand and draw four cards.
This ability counts the total amount of damage (both combat and noncombat) dealt to the targeted opponent by all sources (including ones you controlled and ones you didn't) over the course of the turn. Damage that was prevented or replaced doesn't count. Damage that resolved but didn't cause loss of life (due to Worship, for example) will count.
You target an opponent when the ability triggers. You don't decide whether you want to discard and draw until the ability resolves.