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Overview:
This is a Dragon tribal deck helmed by The Ur-Dragon that combines aggressive creature beatdown with value generation through Dragon synergies and a Gates subtheme. The deck aims to accelerate mana production to deploy powerful Dragons while drawing cards and creating treasures for additional resources.
Primer:
The deck's primary gameplan revolves around using cost reduction effects like Dragonspeaker Shaman, Urza's Incubator, and the commander's Eminence ability to cast large Dragons efficiently. Early game focuses on establishing mana development through artifacts, mana dorks, and Gates, while setting up card advantage engines like Sylvan Library and Black Market Connections.
The mid-to-late game involves deploying threats like Ancient Copper Dragon and Old Gnawbone that generate significant value through combat damage, while cards like Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm double the impact of Dragon creatures. The Gates subtheme provides consistent mana fixing and an alternative win condition through Maze's End, though this is more of a backup plan than primary strategy.
Weaknesses:
- Highly vulnerable to board wipes due to creature-heavy strategy
- Relatively slow start due to high mana costs and enters-tapped lands
- Limited instant-speed interaction outside of a few counterspells and removal spells
- Susceptible to targeted removal of key cost reduction pieces
Most Important Cards:
- Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
- Old Gnawbone
- Smothering Tithe
- Urza's Incubator
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
- Dragon Tempest
- Terror of the Peaks
- Sylvan Library
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 5/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 7/10
- Interaction: 5/10
Rating Justification:
This deck sits firmly in the 6.0-6.5 range due to its ability to consistently execute its gameplan while maintaining some interaction. While it includes powerful cards and synergies, the high mana costs and reliance on combat damage place it below higher-powered decks. The inclusion of tutors and efficient card advantage engines elevates it above casual builds, but it typically won't threaten wins before turn 7-8.
Final power level rating: 6.0 - 6.5
The deck features a solid mana base with appropriate color fixing through Gates and utility lands, though the high number of enters-tapped lands does slow it down. The presence of efficient tutors, card advantage engines, and protection spells like Heroic Intervention and Teferi's Protection provides resilience, but the deck's reliance on creatures makes it vulnerable to mass removal. While it can handle multiple opponents through its ability to generate significant board presence, it lacks the explosive power to consistently close out games quickly against a full table.
The Ur-Dragon
