Dragons Now by Thisisdumb

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This mono-red Dragon tribal deck commands the skies through massive flying creatures, cost reduction, and combat amplification. Commanded by Lathliss, Dragon Queen, the deck accelerates through turns 1 to 3 using tribal cost reducers like Urza's Incubator and Dragonspeaker Shaman to deploy Lathliss by turn 5. Each subsequent Dragon doubles your battlefield presence by creating 5/5 Dragon tokens. The deck turns this swarm into rapid lethal pressure via burn enablers like Dragon Tempest and Scourge of Valkas, or combat enhancers like Terror of Mount Velus and Aggravated Assault. While the deck features strong stack answers against blue interaction using Deflecting Swat and Pyroblast, its high mana curve makes it vulnerable to early creature sweepers. Standalone powerhouse Dragons ensure the deck remains dangerous even without its commander.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Breaching Dragonstorm
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Chandra, Dressed to Kill
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Conqueror's Flail
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Draconic Visitor
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
  • 1 Dragonstorm Globe
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
  • 1 Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hazoret's Monument
  • 1 Hellkite Charger
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Leyline Tyrant
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor
  • 32 Mountain
  • 1 Nogi, Draco-Zealot
  • 1 Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Rapacious Dragon
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Ruination
  • 1 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Seize the Day
  • 1 Shivan Devastator
  • 1 Skyline Despot
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Smaug, the Great Calamity // Spew Flame
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sword of the Animist
  • 1 Terror of Mount Velus
  • 1 The Elder Dragon War
  • 1 The Reaver Cleaver
  • 1 Thundermane Dragon
  • 1 Tyrant's Familiar
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Utvara Hellkite
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Verix Bladewing
  • 1 War Room