Lathliss by Nick_Mikhailov

Format: Commander

Commander: Lathliss, Dragon Queen

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 22

Deck overview

This deck is a classic mono-red Dragon tribal stompy strategy led by Lathliss, Dragon Queen. The primary game plan focuses on spending the early turns ramping with artifact mana and tribal cost reducers such as Dragonspeaker Shaman and Herald's Horn. By Turn 5, the deck deploys Lathliss, following up on Turn 6 with massive flying threats that double their presence by creating 5/5 Dragon tokens. Win conditions center on overwhelming aerial combat damage supported by haste enablers like Dragon Tempest and damage amplifiers like Terror of Mount Velus or Shared Animosity. Direct-damage triggers from Scourge of Valkas and Warstorm Surge help control opposing boards or burn opponents directly. The list lacks infinite combos and countermagic, relying instead on high card redundancy, explosive combat phases, and board wipes to reset unfavorable game states before closing out the table.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Anger
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Bitter Reunion
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bolt Bend
  • 1 Bonders' Enclave
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Chain Reaction
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Combat Celebrant
  • 1 Cursed Mirror
  • 1 Desolation of Smaug
  • 1 Dragon Mage
  • 1 Dragon Tempest
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
  • 1 Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • 1 Feldon of the Third Path
  • 1 Goddric, Cloaked Reveler
  • 1 Goldlust Triad
  • 1 Hammer of Purphoros
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hazoret's Monument
  • 1 Hellkite Charger
  • 1 Herald's Horn
  • 1 Hoarding Dragon
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Knollspine Dragon
  • 1 Last Light of Durin's Day
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Leyline Tyrant
  • 1 Lightning Bolt
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mines of Moria
  • 1 Moraug, Fury of Akoum
  • 30 Mountain
  • 1 Nogi, Draco-Zealot
  • 1 Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Parapet Thrasher
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Rising of the Day
  • 1 Scavenger Grounds
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Scourge of the Throne
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Shivan Devastator
  • 1 Skyline Despot
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spinerock Knoll
  • 1 Spiteful Banditry
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Terror of Mount Velus
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Thunderbreak Regent
  • 1 Thundermane Dragon
  • 1 Treasure Nabber
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Utvara Hellkite
  • 1 War Room
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Wayfarer's Bauble