Scales of the Maelstrom by Dracorus

Format: Commander

Commander: Ramos, Dragon Engine

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is a high-power 5-color Dragon Storm and Big Mana stompy deck commanded by Ramos, Dragon Engine. The game plan leverages an ultra-dense package of 1–2 CMC mana dorks, land enchantments, and multi-color producers to cast Ramos ahead of curve on Turn 3. On Turn 4, casting multi-colored spells rapidly charges Ramos with five +1/+1 counters, unlocking a burst of ten mana ({W}{W}{U}{U}{B}{B}{R}{R}{G}{G}). This explosive mana fuels devastating top-end payoffs, including Dragonstorm, Genesis Wave, Kindred Summons, and massive legendary Dragons like The Ur-Dragon, Atarka, World Render, and Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient. Haste enablers like Dragon Tempest and Temur Ascendancy combined with double strike effects allow the deck to swing for well over 100 combat damage across the table. Supported by silence effects like Dragonlord Dromoka and cheap counterspells, the deck quickly transitions from early acceleration into an overwhelming airborne finish.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Annie Joins Up
  • 1 Arbor Elf
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Atarka, World Render
  • 1 Avacyn's Pilgrim
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blood Crypt
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bloom Tender
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Breeding Pool
  • 1 Bring to Light
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Corporeal Projection
  • 1 Deathrite Shaman
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Dovin's Veto
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragonlord Dromoka
  • 1 Dragonstorm
  • 1 Elves of Deep Shadow
  • 1 Esika, God of the Tree // The Prismatic Bridge
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Fallaji Wayfarer
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fertile Ground
  • 1 Flooded Strand
  • 1 Forbidden Orchard
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Genesis Wave
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Growth Spiral
  • 1 Hallowed Fountain
  • 1 Helga, Skittish Seer
  • 1 Ignoble Hierarch
  • 1 Ilysian Caryatid
  • 1 Island
  • 1 Kindred Discovery
  • 1 Kindred Summons
  • 1 Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
  • 1 Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
  • 1 Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet Reborn
  • 1 Noble Hierarch
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Permission Denied
  • 1 Pillar of the Paruns
  • 1 Plains
  • 1 Planar Genesis
  • 1 Polluted Delta
  • 1 Ramos, Dragon Engine
  • 1 Reflecting Pool
  • 1 Rejuvenating Springs
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rivaz of the Claw
  • 1 Ruinous Ultimatum
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Steely Resolve
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 1 Swamp
  • 1 Swan Song
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Taigam, Ojutai Master
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Temur Ascendancy
  • 1 Terror of Mount Velus
  • 1 The Ur-Dragon
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Trace of Abundance
  • 1 Two-Headed Hellkite
  • 1 Ureni of the Unwritten
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Void Rend
  • 1 Wasitora, Nekoru Queen
  • 1 Watery Grave
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Zurgo and Ojutai