Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Drake vs Dragon Flavor

New 20 Jun 2019 Asked by grey-oppenheimer 68 Comments

What is the difference in flavor between Drakes and Dragons? Is it just for balance reasons? I find it hard to explain to new players why their Windstorm Drake doesn't trigger Lathliss, Dragon Queen.


The animal kingdom has lots of examples of animals that are similar yet not the same animal. Drakes tend to be significantly smaller, on average, than Dragons and they don’t do things like breath fire. In Magic, Drakes tend to be blue and Dragons tend to be red.


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