Dragons, but not the Ur-Dragon by Zweaty_J

Format: Commander

Creator: Zweaty_J

Commander: Ramos, Dragon Engine

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

This deck is a battlecruiser 5-color Dragon tribal strategy helmed by Ramos, Dragon Engine. The primary game plan is to ramp early, deploy Ramos, and cast multicolored spells to rapidly accumulate +1/+1 counters. Once Ramos is loaded, the deck leverages his massive mana generation to deploy devastating, high-cost Dragons like Terror of Mount Velus and Scourge of Valkas to overwhelm opponents through combat damage. Beyond traditional combat, the deck features a spicy alternate win condition package. By using Ramos's mana to activate Door to Nothingness, you can eliminate a player outright. Furthermore, pairing the Door with Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival creates a unique instant-win combo: if Shinryu targets a player and you force them to lose the game with the Door, you win the entire game. While the deck boasts immense late-game power, it suffers from a high mana curve and a critical deckbuilding error regarding its copies of Dragon's Approach.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abzan Charm
  • 1 Arcane Sanctum
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Atla Palani, Nest Tender
  • 1 Backdraft Hellkite
  • 1 Bogardan Hellkite
  • 1 Boros Charm
  • 1 Breaching Dragonstorm
  • 1 Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
  • 1 Clever Impersonator
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Crumbling Necropolis
  • 1 Crux of Fate
  • 1 Crystal Quarry
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Darksteel Colossus
  • 1 Door to Nothingness
  • 1 Dragon Mage
  • 4 Dragon's Approach
  • 1 Dragon's Hoard
  • 1 Dragonback Assault
  • 1 Dragonborn Champion
  • 1 Dragonlord's Servant
  • 1 Dragonmaster Outcast
  • 1 Dragonspeaker Shaman
  • 1 Duneblast
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Farseek
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Frontier Bivouac
  • 1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • 1 Haven of the Spirit Dragon
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Hellkite Igniter
  • 1 Hellkite Tyrant
  • 1 Hoard-Smelter Dragon
  • 1 Hoarding Dragon
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • 1 Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
  • 1 Maelstrom Nexus
  • 1 Merciless Eviction
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Naya Charm
  • 1 Nomad Outpost
  • 1 O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Outpost Siege
  • 1 Path to the World Tree
  • 1 Phyrexian Dragon Engine
  • 3 Plains
  • 1 Ramos, Dragon Engine
  • 1 Rapacious Dragon
  • 1 Renari, Merchant of Marvels
  • 1 Rip Apart
  • 1 Sandsteppe Citadel
  • 1 Savage Lands
  • 1 Savage Ventmaw
  • 1 Scourge of Valkas
  • 1 Sculpting Steel
  • 1 Seaside Citadel
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spit Flame
  • 1 Steel Hellkite
  • 1 Sultai Charm
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Terminate
  • 1 Terror of Mount Velus
  • 1 Thrakkus the Butcher
  • 1 Thriving Skyclaw
  • 1 Thunderbreak Regent
  • 1 Two-Headed Hellkite
  • 1 Unite the Coalition
  • 1 Vengeful Ancestor
  • 1 Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients
  • 1 Wear // Tear
  • 1 Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival