The 1994 Magic: The Gathering Dragon Con promo card featuring the Nalathni Dragon. This rare promotional card is a key piece for TCG history enthusiasts.
Nalathni Dragon
1994 • Magic: The Gathering • Dragon Con
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The 1994 Magic: The Gathering Dragon Con promo card #1, known as the Nalathni Dragon, stands as a significant artifact for collectors of early trading card game history. Released specifically for the Dragon Con convention, this product holds a unique place in the evolution of the Magic: The Gathering universe. As card number 1 in the PDRC set, it serves as an entry point for enthusiasts exploring the franchise's promotional landscape. This creature card features a mana cost of {2}{R}{R} and possesses the distinct mechanical abilities of Flying and Banding. The Banding ability allows for complex combat interactions, enabling players to group creatures for attacks and control damage distribution. Additionally, it offers a strategic risk-reward mechanic: activating its ability grants +1/+0 power, but doing so four times in a single turn results in the creature's sacrifice. This interplay between offensive power and self-limitation makes the Nalathni Dragon a fascinating subject for rules study and deck building. For collectors, this card represents more than just gameplay utility; it is a tangible connection to the 1994 era of Magic: The Gathering. The Nalathni Dragon is highly valued for its rarity and its association with the Dragon Con event. Whether you are completing a set of promotional cards or building a collection focused on iconic dragon creatures, this piece offers substantial collector appeal. The combination of its historical significance, unique rules text, and limited distribution makes it a prized addition to any serious TCG collection.
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Nalathni Dragon
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Michael Whelan
Card Stock
English
{2}{R}{R}
Creature — Dragon
1 / 1
R
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Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.) {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If this ability has been activated four or more times this turn, sacrifice this creature at the beginning of the next end step.
These small but intelligent Dragons and their Olesian allies held back the tide of Pashalik Mons's hordes of Goblin Raiders. *DragonCon 1994*