Overview:
A high-powered Dragon tribal deck led by Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient that focuses on generating massive amounts of mana through combat to cast multiple spells post-combat and potentially chain extra combat steps for explosive turns.
Primer:
The deck's primary strategy revolves around accelerating out Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient through early game ramp, then leveraging his ability to generate large amounts of mana through attacking. This mana can then be used to cast powerful spells post-combat, including extra combat step effects like Aggravated Assault and World at War. The deck includes numerous high-impact dragons that either generate additional value (Old Gnawbone, Ancient Copper Dragon) or provide immediate impact through haste and combat damage (Scourge of the Throne, Terror of the Peaks).
The secondary strategy involves utilizing efficient mana dorks and ramp spells to deploy threats early, while maintaining protection through cards like Heroic Intervention and Deflecting Swat. The deck can create explosive turns by chaining extra combat steps with the massive mana generated by Klauth, potentially leading to one-turn kills through commander damage or overwhelming board presence.
Weaknesses:
The deck is heavily reliant on combat and attacking, making it vulnerable to fog effects and cards that prevent attacks. The mana base could be more optimized, which may lead to consistency issues in the early game. The deck is also somewhat commander-dependent, as many of its explosive plays rely on Klauth being in play and attacking, making it vulnerable to repeated removal.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Aggravated Assault
- Old Gnawbone
- Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
- Jeska's Will
- Terror of the Peaks
- Scourge of the Throne
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Xenagos, God of Revels
- Dragon Tempest
- Heroic Intervention
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 6/10
- Resilience: 5/10
- Consistency: 6/10
- Interaction: 4/10
Rating Justification:
This deck sits firmly in the focused to optimized casual range, capable of explosive turns but requiring setup and vulnerable to disruption. It's stronger than typical precon decks (4.0) due to its efficient ramp package and high-impact threats, but doesn't quite reach the consistency or speed of truly optimized decks (6.5+). The inclusion of protection spells and some interaction gives it resilience, but its reliance on combat and the commander makes it somewhat predictable. The deck can potentially win around turns 7-8 with a good draw, but more commonly closes games around turn 9-10.
Final power level rating: 5.5 - 6.0
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient