Overview:

This Temur dragon tribal deck leverages Eshki Dragonclaw's trigger condition to generate value through +1/+1 counters and card draw while deploying cost-reduced dragons. The primary win conditions are combat damage from scaled dragons, token swarms from effects like Bonehoard Dracosaur, and explosive turns enabled by Last March of the Ents. While synergistic, the deck lacks infinite combos or stax locks and relies on incremental value.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

1. Early Setup: Ramp with cost reducers like Goblin Anarchomancer and Acolyte of Bahamut to enable casting Eshki by turn 3–4.
2. Trigger Synergy: Cast 1 creature + 1 noncreature spell per turn to activate Eshki's draw/counter engine, supported by enablers like Fae Offering and Firespitter Whelp.
3. Dragon Payoffs: Deploy high-impact dragons such as Transcendent Dragon (counterspell on a stick) or Magmatic Hellkite (land disruption) using discounts from Dracogenesis and Mox Jasper.
4. Finishers: Overwhelm opponents with Goldlust Triad (myriad Treasures), Dragonback Assault (landfall tokens), or Roar of Endless Song (mass pump).

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and at least 1 ramp/cost reducer.
• Prioritize early plays like Shadow in the Warp or Temur Devotee.
• Avoid hands without a clear path to cast Eshki by turn 4.

Key Tips:

• Sequence noncreature spells post-combat to preserve mana for interaction.
• Use Roaring Dragonstorm/Encroaching Dragonstorm recursion to maintain momentum.
• Protect critical dragons with Heroic Intervention before alpha strikes.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Relies on commander: Eshki’s removal 3+ times cripples the engine.
• Limited interaction: Only 4 targeted removal spells and no free counters.

Moderate

• Slow recovery: Minimal graveyard recursion outside Auroral Procession.
• Mana constraints: 12 enters-tapped lands and color-intensive costs (e.g., Dragonclaw Strike).

Minor

• Flying vulnerability: No reach beyond Dragon Sniper.

Most Important Cards:

• Acolyte of Bahamut
• Dracogenesis
• Bonehoard Dracosaur
• Up the Beanstalk
• Mox Jasper
• Last March of the Ents
• Invasion of Ikoria
• Dragonstorm Globe
• Temur Battlecrier
• Shadow in the Warp

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10
Can deploy threatening boards by T6–7 but lacks fast mana or T4 combos.

Resilience: 4/10
Heavily commander-dependent with limited protection; folds to repeated removal.

Consistency: 6/10
Moderate tutor density (Draconic Muralists, Invasion of Ikoria) and card draw engines (Up the Beanstalk, Eshki triggers).

Interaction: 3/10
Minimal removal (Pongify, Ureni's Rebuff) and no board wipes beyond Dragonback Assault.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a focused casual build with dragon synergies but lacks the speed, redundancy, and interaction to compete above precon+ levels. Its T8–10 combat wins and vulnerability to disruption align with tier 4.0–5.0.

Power level: 4.0 - 5.0