Overview:

This Temur Dragon tribal deck leverages Ureni of the Unwritten to cheat massive Dragons into play, supported by a critical mass of ramp and Dragon synergies. Ureni acts as the linchpin, enabling explosive board states by revealing 8 cards per attack/ETB and deploying free Dragons. Secondary commanders like Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm and Sarkhan, Soul Aflame amplify value through token duplication and cost reduction. The deck wins via overwhelming combat damage enhanced by flying, trample, and triggers like Dragon Tempest and Scourge of Valkas, with backup plans in card advantage engines like Temur Ascendancy and Elemental Bond.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Ramp (Turns 1-4): Prioritize Sol Ring, Dragonlord's Servant, Farseek, or Kodama's Reach to accelerate into Ureni. Use lands like Haven of the Spirit Dragon and Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon for color fixing.
2. Deploy Ureni (Turns 5-6): Cast Ureni to start cheating Dragons like Atarka, World Render or Drakuseth, Maw of Flames from the top 8. Protect Ureni with Swiftfoot Boots or Essence Flux.
3. Overwhelm with Dragons (Turns 6+): Chain Dragon ETB triggers (e.g., Miirym token copies, Lathliss, Dragon Queen tokens) and combat damage enhancers like Garruk's Uprising. Use Hellkite Courser to re-deploy Ureni for repeated value.
4. Finishers: Close games with Craterhoof-like effects (Become the Avalanche), Scourge of Valkas burn, or Kessig Wolf Run pump.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3+ lands, 1-2 ramp spells, and at least 1 Dragon or Ureni enabler.
• Prioritize Dragon Tempest, Temur Ascendancy, or Reflections of Littjara if already ramping.
• Avoid hands without early ramp or color fixing.

Key Tips:

• Use Astral Dragon to copy Dragon Tempest or Reflections of Littjara for exponential triggers.
• Haven of the Spirit Dragon can recur key Dragons like Keiga, the Tide Star for repeated theft.
• Parapet Thrasher and Hammerhead Tyrant provide disruption alongside combat pressure.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Heavy reliance on Ureni: Losing Ureni repeatedly cripples the deck's ability to cheat Dragons.
• Board wipes: Minimal protection against Blasphemous Act or Farewell; recovery is slow.
• Anti-flying tech: Gravity Well, Silklash Spider, or Solemnity nullify the deck’s primary evasion.

Moderate

• Mana consistency: High density of taplands (e.g., Frontier Bivouac, Path of Ancestry) slows early turns.
• Graveyard reliance: Haven of the Spirit Dragon and Earthquake Dragon are vulnerable to Rest in Peace.

Minor

• Artifact/Enchantment removal: Key pieces like Dragon's Hoard and Reflections of Littjara are soft to Nature's Claim.
• Stack interaction: Limited counterspells (only Counterspell, Negate) to protect combos.

Most Important Cards:

• Ureni of the Unwritten (Strategy enabler/wincon)
• Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm (Value multiplier via token copies)
• Dragon Tempest (Burn finisher + haste enabler)
• Hellkite Courser (Commander recursion)
• Scourge of Valkas (Scaling damage output)
• Temur Ascendancy (Card draw + haste)
• Sarkhan, Soul Aflame (Cost reduction + cloning)
• Lathliss, Dragon Queen (Token swarm generator)
• Dragon's Hoard (Mana fixing + card draw)
• Blasphemous Act (Primary board wipe)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

• Can deploy game-ending boards by turns 7-8 via Ureni triggers, but lacks fast mana or T4-T5 combos.

Resilience: 4/10

• Minimal protection for Ureni or key Dragons; struggles to rebuild after wipes. Limited recursion outside Haven of the Spirit Dragon.

Consistency: 6/10

• Solid ramp and card draw (e.g., Elemental Bond, Temur Ascendancy), but Ureni’s top-8 randomness introduces variance.

Interaction: 4/10

• Light removal suite (Beast Within, Chaos Warp) and 2 counterspells. Relies on combat tricks like Kessig Wolf Run for disruption.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a focused casual build with a clear Dragon tribal plan, leveraging Ureni’s explosive potential but held back by slow mana and fragility. Its T7-8 win benchmark and moderate resilience align with the "Focused Casual" tier, though it lacks the speed or redundancy for higher optimization.

Power level: 4.5 - 5.0