Dragon's Hoard by BurnedJello

Format: Commander

Commander: Ganax, Astral Hunter and Guild Artisan

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 33

Deck overview

This mono-red Dragon tribal deck pairs Ganax, Astral Hunter with Guild Artisan to convert aggressive combat into massive mana velocity. The strategy establishes early acceleration via 2-mana ramp and backgrounds, deploys Ganax on Turn 4, and leverages Treasure generation to cast game-ending Dragons ahead of curve. Threat onset occurs on Turn 5 as powerhouses like Terror of the Peaks, Scourge of Valkas, and Lathliss, Dragon Queen convert subsequent Dragon entries into lethal direct damage and overwhelming aerial boards. The deck closes games around Turn 7 through evasive combat, extra attack steps, and damage doubling from Twinflame Tyrant. While highly resilient against ground blockers and capable of explosive turns, it relies heavily on creature survival and lacks dense card-draw engines.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Alchemist's Talent
  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Balefire Dragon
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Desert Were-Worm
  • 1 Devastating Onslaught
  • 1 Dracogenesis
  • 1 Draconic Visitor
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragon's Fire
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Goldspan Dragon
  • 1 Guild Artisan
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hellkite Charger
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Magda, Brazen Outlaw
  • 1 Mithril Coat
  • 1 Molten Echoes
  • 26 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Jasper
  • 1 Myriad Landscape
  • 1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  • 1 Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Rain of Riches
  • 1 Reckless Barbarian
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sarkhan's Triumph
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Seize the Spoils
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Untimely Malfunction
  • 1 Urza's Incubator
  • 1 Utvara Hellkite
  • 1 Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Wild Magic Surge
  • 1 Wrathful Red Dragon
  • 1 Xorn