Overview:

This Temur Dragon tribal deck leverages Eshki, Temur's Roar as a value engine, using high-power Dragons to generate card advantage and direct damage. The strategy focuses on ramping into explosive Dragon plays, cheating out threats with cards like Hellkite Courser and Ureni of the Unwritten, and overwhelming opponents with flying beaters supported by haste enablers like Dragon Tempest. While lacking infinite combos, it can generate massive damage spikes through Eshki's triggered ability and combat steps.

Primer:

Core Strategy:

1. Early Ramp: Deploy fast mana (Mox Diamond, Birds of Paradise) and land tutors (Farseek, Kodama's Reach) to reach 6+ mana by T4-5.
2. Dragon Deployment: Cast high-impact Dragons like Atarka, World Render or cheat them via Hellkite Courser. Eshki grows and draws cards with each 4+ power creature cast.
3. Damage Conversion: Use Eshki's scaling burn (triggered by 6+ power Dragons) and combat steps with hasted fliers to close games. Scourge of the Throne enables extra combat phases for lethal bursts.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3 lands and 1-2 ramp sources.
• Prioritize early plays like Dragonlord's Servant or Sarkhan, Soul Aflame for cost reduction.
• Avoid hands without green mana or creature deployment by T3.

Key Tips:

• Sequence Eshki after establishing 1-2 cost reducers to maximize value.
• Use Reflections of Littjara (naming Dragon) to double ETB triggers.
• Protect critical turns with Force of Will or Cyclonic Rift overload.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Relies on commander for critical card draw/damage triggers (3+ removals cripple strategy)
• Minimal graveyard recursion for key Dragons

Moderate

• Limited stack interaction (only 4 instant-speed answers)
• Vulnerable to flying hate/mass bounce

Minor

• High CMC threats require precise ramp sequencing

Most Important Cards:

• Hellkite Courser
• Ureni of the Unwritten
• Temur Ascendancy
• Dragon Tempest
• Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• Scourge of the Throne
• Rhystic Study
• The One Ring
• Reflections of Littjara
• Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can deploy game-ending Dragon boards by T6-7 with optimal ramp, but lacks T4-5 combo kills.

Resilience: 5/10
Limited protection for Eshki; relies on threat density over recursion.

Consistency: 6/10
Strong draw engines offset moderate tutor density (only Encroaching Dragonstorm as creature tutor).

Interaction: 5/10
4 premium answers (Force, Rift, etc.) but light on creature removal.

Rating Justification:

The deck demonstrates focused Dragon synergy with high-quality staples but lacks cEDH-level speed/protection. Its T6-8 lethal potential and vulnerability to commander removal place it between optimized casual and focused tiers.

Power level: 5.5 - 6.5