# 2024 Magic: The Gathering Mystery Booster 2 #197

> The 2024 Magic: The Gathering Mystery Booster 2 release features the Nalathni Dragon foil card (#197), a rare creature with unique banding and sacrifice mechanics.

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## Identity

- **Year**: 2024
- **Manufacturer brand**: Magic: The Gathering
- **Set / series**: Mystery Booster 2
- **Card number**: #197
- **Product type**: TCG_CARD

## Description

This rare creature card brings a distinct mechanical identity to the game, featuring the Flying keyword and the versatile Banding ability. Banding allows players to group multiple creatures together for coordinated attacks and provides unique control over how combat damage is divided when blocking or being blocked. Complementing these abilities is a flexible activated ability that grants +1/+0 power until end of turn, offering tactical flexibility during gameplay. However, this power comes with a significant risk: if the ability is activated four or more times in a single turn, the creature must be sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step. This high-risk, high-reward dynamic makes the Nalathni Dragon a fascinating addition for players interested in complex combat interactions. Collectors of Magic: The Gathering trading cards often seek out Mystery Booster products for their unpredictable and experimental card designs. The foil treatment adds a premium aesthetic to this rare card, making it a desirable piece for set builders and enthusiasts of the format. Whether you are looking to complete a Mystery Booster 2 collection or add a unique dragon to your archive, this card offers both mechanical depth and visual appeal.

## FAQ

### What is the rarity and finish of the Nalathni Dragon in Mystery Booster 2?

The Nalathni Dragon (#197) is a Rare card with a Foil finish in the 2024 Mystery Booster 2 set. It features a standard creature layout typical of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

### How does the Banding ability work on this card?

Banding allows creatures with Banding, along with up to one creature without Banding, to attack in a band. These bands are blocked as a group. If you control any creatures with Banding that are blocking or being blocked by another creature, you choose how to divide that creature's combat damage among the creatures involved.

### What is the sacrifice cost for the Nalathni Dragon's ability?

If the {R}: +1/+0 activated ability is used four or more times during a single turn, the Nalathni Dragon must be sacrificed at the beginning of the next end step. This creates a strategic limit on its aggressive potential.

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