Dragons by tlovewell

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 22

Deck overview

This deck is a dedicated Mono-Red Dragon Tribal stompy strategy commanded by Lathliss, Dragon Queen. The primary game plan revolves around deploying 2- and 3-CMC ramp and cost reducers like Dragonspeaker Shaman and Dragonlord's Servant to accelerate into high-impact Dragons ahead of curve. Once Lathliss, Dragon Queen enters the battlefield on Turn 5, every subsequent nontoken Dragon creates a 5/5 flying Dragon token, doubling the deck's board presence with each cast. The deck pivots into a decisive must-answer state on Turn 7 by deploying heavy finishers such as Utvara Hellkite, Terror of Mount Velus, or Dragon Tempest, which dish out overwhelming airborne combat damage and direct-damage triggers. The deck is resilient in its threat redundancy, capable of threatening the table via standalone behemoths like Drakuseth, Maw of Flames even without its commander, though it remains vulnerable to mass exile sweepers and lacks stack-based interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Basilisk Collar
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Breaching Dragonstorm
  • 1 Breath Weapon
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Count on Luck
  • 1 Crucible of Fire
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
  • 1 Dragonstorm Globe
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Firespitter Whelp
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Goddric, Cloaked Reveler
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hazoret's Monument
  • 1 Hellkite Charger
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Leyline Tyrant
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Magmaquake
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Minion of the Mighty
  • 32 Mountain
  • 1 Nogi, Draco-Zealot
  • 1 Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Parapet Thrasher
  • 1 Rapacious Dragon
  • 1 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Shivan Devastator
  • 1 Skyline Despot
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Spit Flame
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 Terror of Mount Velus
  • 1 The Elder Dragon War
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thunderbreak Regent
  • 1 Thundermane Dragon
  • 1 Tyrant's Familiar
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Utvara Hellkite
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warstorm Surge