Lathliss, revised by JonCollett

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This mono-red deck is commanded by Lathliss, Dragon Queen and focuses on Dragon tribal stompy synergy. The strategy uses early cost reducers and mana rocks to accelerate into Lathliss by turn 5. Once on the board, every subsequent nontoken Dragon cast creates a 5/5 Dragon token, rapidly doubling the board's offensive presence. ETB damage engines like Dragon Tempest, Terror of the Peaks, and Scourge of Valkas weaponize these entries into direct burn against opposing creatures and life totals. Heavyweight finishers such as Utvara Hellkite and Terror of Mount Velus enable massive flying combat steps that eliminate opponents by turn 8. While the deck generates overwhelming board states, it operates with limited stack interaction and minimal protection against sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Aggravated Assault
  • 1 Ancient Copper Dragon
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Balefire Dragon
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Blood Moon
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Breaching Dragonstorm
  • 1 Breath Weapon
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Cavern-Hoard Dragon
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Crucible of Fire
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Dracogenesis
  • 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 Fire Diamond
  • 1 Firespitter Whelp
  • 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • 1 Goddric, Cloaked Reveler
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hazoret's Monument
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Leyline Tyrant
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Magmaquake
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Minion of the Mighty
  • 26 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Jasper
  • 1 Nogi, Draco-Zealot
  • 1 Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Parapet Thrasher
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
  • 1 Sarkhan, Fireblood
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Shivan Devastator
  • 1 Skyline Despot
  • 1 Smaug the Magnificent
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Spit Flame
  • 1 Stormscale Scion
  • 1 Taurean Mauler
  • 1 Temple of the Dragon Queen
  • 1 Terror of Mount Velus
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thunderbreak Regent
  • 1 Thundermane Dragon
  • 1 Treasure Vault
  • 1 Twinflame Tyrant
  • 1 Tyrant's Familiar
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Utvara Hellkite
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warstorm Surge