Overview:

This Temur Dragon tribal deck leverages Eshki, Temur's Roar as a value engine, using high-power Dragons to generate card advantage and chip damage. The strategy focuses on ramping into explosive Dragon turns, supported by cost reducers like Dragonlord's Servant and Sarkhan, Soul Aflame, while synergies like Dragon Tempest and Lathliss, Dragon Queen amplify board impact. Though lacking infinite combos, it threatens overwhelming combat damage with cards like Atarka, World Render and Scourge of the Throne.

Primer:

Core Strategy:
Deploy cost-reduced Dragons starting T4-5, using Eshki's triggers to refill hands and pressure opponents. Key phases:

1. Ramp Setup (T1-3): Use fast mana (Sol Ring, Birds of Paradise) and land tutors (Farseek, Migration Path) to reach 6+ mana.
2. Dragon Onslaught (T4+): Cast Dragons with 4+ power to draw via Eshki and Temur Ascendancy, generating value with ETB effects (Rapacious Dragon, Dragonlord Atarka).
3. Combat Conversion: Use haste enablers (Dragon Tempest) and extra combats (Scourge of the Throne) to close games.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and 2+ ramp sources.
• Prioritize early cost reducers (Nogi, Draco-Zealot) over high-CMC Dragons.
• Avoid hands lacking green mana for ramp.

Key Tips:

• Sequence Dragons to maximize Eshki triggers: Cast smaller Dragons first to build counters before dropping 6+ power threats for burn damage.
• Protect critical enablers like Rhystic Study with counterspells (Cyclonic Rift, Reality Shift).
• Use Hellkite Courser to cheat Eshki back post-wipe for instant card draw.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• No infinite combos; relies entirely on combat for wins.
• Vulnerable to board wipes with limited recursion (only Haven of the Spirit Dragon).

Moderate

• Slow recovery from early stax (e.g., Drannith Magistrate).
• Minimal stack interaction (only 4 counterspells/removal).

Minor

• Tapped lands (e.g., Frontier Bivouac) slow early plays.

Most Important Cards:

• Dragon Tempest
• Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• Atarka, World Render
• Rhystic Study
• Mystic Remora
• Scourge of the Throne
• Temur Ascendancy
• Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
• Hellkite Courser
• Dragon's Hoard

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 5/10

• Goldfish win via combat around T8-9 with optimal ramp and no disruption.

Resilience: 5/10

• Moderate recursion (Haven of the Spirit Dragon) but folds to repeated wipes.

Consistency: 6/10

• 8 ramp spells and card draw engines (Eshki, Elemental Bond) ensure steady Dragon deployment.

Interaction: 4/10

• Limited removal suite (6 targeted spells) and no free counterspells.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a focused Dragon tribal build with strong synergy and value engines but lacks the speed, redundancy, and interaction density of higher-tier decks. Its combat-centric wins and susceptibility to disruption place it squarely in the optimized casual range.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5