How to train ur dragon by user8161302

Format: Commander

Commander: The Ur-Dragon

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 34

Deck overview

This deck is a quintessential five-color Dragon Tribal battlecruiser strategy piloted by The Ur-Dragon. Leveraging eminence to reduce the casting cost of all Dragon spells by one generic mana from the command zone, the deck overcomes the traditionally high mana curve of Dragons. The game plan focuses on rapid early-turn land ramp and mana fixing, transitioning into mid-game value engines like Elemental Bond, Garruk's Uprising, and Dragon Tempest. By Turn 5 to 6, the deck deploys dominant legendary Dragons including Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, Atarka, World Render, and Lathliss, Dragon Queen to flood the board with massive flying bodies, double strike, and direct ETB burn damage. The deck operates through overwhelming combat damage and asymmetric board wipes like Crux of Fate, applying lethal pressure across two table rotations to close out games.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Bronze Dragon
  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atarka, World Render
  • 1 Azorius Chancery
  • 1 Bladewing the Risen
  • 1 Boros Garrison
  • 1 Broodcaller Scourge
  • 1 Call the Spirit Dragons
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Cascading Cataracts
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Coalition Relic
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Decadent Dragon // Expensive Taste
  • 1 Decimate
  • 1 Dig Up
  • 1 Dimir Aqueduct
  • 1 Domri, Anarch of Bolas
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonlord Dromoka
  • 1 Dragonlord Kolaghan
  • 1 Dragonlord Ojutai
  • 1 Dragonstorm Globe
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Explore
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 2 Forest
  • 1 Frontier Siege
  • 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Gene Pollinator
  • 1 Golgari Rot Farm
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Gruul Turf
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Honored Hierarch
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Jade Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Leyline of Mutation
  • 1 Littjara Mirrorlake
  • 1 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Majestic Genesis
  • 1 Marang River Regent // Coil and Catch
  • 1 Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Orzhov Basilica
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Plasm Capture
  • 1 Rakdos Carnarium
  • 1 Ramos, Dragon Engine
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Reckless Barbarian
  • 1 Red Dragon
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Rites of Flourishing
  • 1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
  • 1 Sarkhan's Triumph
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1 Selvala, Explorer Returned
  • 1 Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1 Sivitri, Dragon Master
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Temple of the Dragon Queen
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Tempt with Discovery
  • 1 Teneb, the Harvester
  • 1 The Ur-Dragon
  • 1 Thespian's Stage
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Timeless Lotus
  • 1 Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Zurgo and Ojutai