This deck, built by my brother, is a tribal deck made of one of Magic's most iconic creatures: Dragons. The commander is none other than Scion of the Ur-Dragon. Using his unique ability, this deck is able to create a myriad of wacky combos and interactions.
Before we go any further, have a look at the deck: Dragon Tales
Legendary Creatures (1)x1 Scion of the Ur-Dragon (Commander)Creatures (35)x1 Angerx1 Atarka, World Render x1 Birds of Paradise x1 Bladewing the Risen x1 Bloodbraid Elf x1 Draco x1 Dragon Broodmother x1 Dragonspeaker Shaman x1 Dragon Tyrant x1 Dromoka, the Eternal x1 Elvish Piper x1 Flameblast Dragon x1 Hellkite Charger x1 Hellkite Overlord x1 Hellkite Tyrant x1 Intet, the Dreamer x1 Joiner Adept x1 Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund x1 Maelstrom Wanderer x1 Moltensteel Dragon x1 Nicol Bolas x1 Ojutai, Soul of Winter x1 Prophet of Kruphix x1 Quicksilver Dragon x1 Scion of the Ur-Dragon x1 Scourge of the Throne x1 Scourge of Valkas x1 Silumgar, the Drifting Death x1 Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon x1 Solemn Simulacrum x1 Steel Hellkite x1 Teneb, the Harvester x1 Thundermaw Hellkite x1 Utvara Hellkite x1 Vorosh, the Hunter x1 Wardscale Dragon | Instants (2)x1 Cyclonic Riftx1 Enlightened Tutor Sorceries (6)
Enchantments (5)x1 Bludgeon Brawl x1 Canopy Cover x1 Crucible of Fire x1 Lurking Predators Artifacts (7)x1 Chromatic Lanternx1 Coalition Relicx x1 Darksteel Ingot x1 Lightning Greaves x1 Mycosynth Lattice x1 Quicksilver Amulet x1 Sol Ring | Planeswalkers (3)x1 Domri Radex1 Karn Liberated x1 Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker Lands (40)1x Ancient Ziggurat1x Arid Mesa 1x Bloodstained Mire 1x Cavern of Souls 1x Command Tower 1x Copperline Gorge 1x Crystal Quarry 1x Dimir Aqueduct 1x Dragonskull Summit 1x Drowned Catacomb 1x Evolving Wilds 1x Exotic Orchard 1x Flooded Strand 3x Forest 1x Godless Shrine 1x Golgari Rot Farm 1x Hallowed Fountain 2x Island 1x Isolated Chapel 3x Mountain 1x Overgrown Tomb 3x Plains 1x Polluted Delta 1x Reliquary Tower 1x Rootbound Crag 1x Savage Lands 1x Simic Growth Chamber 2x Swamp 1x Temple Garden 1x Terramorphic Expanse 1x Watery Grave 1x Windswept Heath |
This deck contains much of what you would expect from a five color dragon tribal Commander deck. It also contains a few cards that seem like they don't really belong. I'll get to those later.
It is Scion of the Ur-Dragon that really ties this deck together. One can use his ability to find a dragon for almost any situation. I'll go over some of the more creative uses.
First off, this deck has a couple of combo kills for when things get desperate. If it's a single player who needs to be taken care of, we can activate Scion's ability and then activate it again in response it the first activation. The first one to resolve should turn Scion into Moltensteel Dragon, where we will proceed to activate its fire-breathing ability (its ability to pump itself by +1/+0) six times, using our life to pay if necessary. Then the second Scion ability should resolve and turn Scion into Skithirix, the Blight Dragon. At this point we have a 10/4 infect creature we can swing with to inflict a lethal amount of poison counters. Alternately, we could pump Scion five times and have it end up as Dragon Tyrant to attack for lethal commander damage.
If the game has just gone on too long, we can enchant Scion with Bear Umbra, activate its ability to turn it into Hellkite Charger, and proceed to take as many combat phases as we need to end the game as long as we have at least seven lands.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that four of the new legendary dragons from Fate Reforged make an appearance in this deck (along with Crux of Fate doing its best Plague Wind impression) and are all excellent targets for Scion. They, along with others, make excellent toolbox/utility targets for Scion.
- Atarka, World Render will end games fast by granting mass double strike.
- Silumgar, the Drifting Death clears away pesky opposing creatures.
- Dromoka, the Eternal leads to massive amounts of +1/+1 counters for you smallest dragon.
- Ojutai, Soul of Winter taps down anything in your way.
- Teneb, the Harvester and Bladewing the Risen for reanimation of dragons who have fallen.
- Quicksilver Dragon can be used to deflect a kill spell that targets Scion.
- Wardscale Dragon to keep combat clean and free of tricks.
- Utvara Hellkite ensures you have plenty of big dragons.
- And more!
But enough of all that 'normal' Commander stuff. You came here expecting something wacky. The true king of weird in this deck is none other than the Multiverse's greatest villain: Nicol Bolas!
You may have noticed the odd inclusions of cards like Bludgeon Brawl or Mycosynth Lattice. Well, they are odd indeed, and they lead to one of the funniest interactions in the game. If you cast both Bludgeon Brawl and Mycosynth Lattice, every permanent will be an artifact and every non-creature artifact will be able to be equipped to a creature, If you then cast Nicol Bolas and Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker, you can then equip Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker to Nicol Bolas! I think I'll leave you with the mental image of Bolas picking himself up and swinging himself at your opponent to knock all the cards out of their hand.
Oh, and it goes without saying that Mycosynth Lattice is Hellkite Tyrant's best friend.
That's all for this month, friends. Let me know what you think about today's article in the commnets below and I'll see you next month!
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