Reign of Dragons Revised by user1445709

Format: Commander

Commander: Ganax, Astral Hunter

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 32

Deck overview

This deck is a mono-red Dragon tribal midrange deck commanded by Ganax, Astral Hunter. The primary game plan accelerates mana on turns 1 to 3 using artifacts and Dragon-cost reducers such as Dragonlord's Servant and Ruby Medallion, deploying Ganax on turn 4. Once Ganax is in play, every subsequent Dragon creates Treasure tokens, refunding mana and allowing the pilot to curve into game-ending threats like Lathliss, Dragon Queen, Scourge of Valkas, and Terror of Mount Velus. The deck creates a lethal aerial board on turn 6, eliminating opponents through direct ETB damage and overwhelming combat steps by turn 8. While the deck boasts high internal redundancy and explosive mana tempo, it relies heavily on permanent-based combat and has limited interaction against opposing stack spells or noncreature combos.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Breaching Dragonstorm
  • 1 Breath Weapon
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Chimil, the Inner Sun
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Count on Luck
  • 1 Crucible of Fire
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Draconic Visitor
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
  • 1 Dragonstorm
  • 1 Dragonstorm Globe
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Firespitter Whelp
  • 1 Forgotten Cave
  • 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • 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 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Leyline Tyrant
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Magmaquake
  • 1 Minion of the Mighty
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Nogi, Draco-Zealot
  • 1 Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Parapet Thrasher
  • 1 Rapacious Dragon
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Samut, Hazoret's Champion
  • 1 Sarkhan's Triumph
  • 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 Terror of Mount Velus
  • 1 The Elder Dragon War
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thunderbreak Regent
  • 1 Thundermane Dragon
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warstorm Surge