Overview:

Miirym Dragon Tribal focuses on explosive Dragon ETB value through token duplication, leveraging combat damage and triggered abilities. The deck combines cost reduction, cheat effects, and token multipliers to overwhelm with flying threats, supported by moderate interaction and card advantage.

Primer:

Core Strategy: This deck aims to resolve Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm by T4-5 using ramp (Cultivate, Urza's Incubator), then flood the board with doubled Dragon triggers. Key phases:

1. Setup: Deploy cost reducers (Dragonspeaker Shaman, Goblin Anarchomancer) and draw engines (Elemental Bond, Garruk's Uprising) early.
2. Value Engine: Cast Dragons to generate tokens via Miirym, triggering damage dealers (Terror of the Peaks, Scourge of Valkas) and mana accelerants (Savage Ventmaw, Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient).
3. Finishers: Overwhelm with exponential Dragon tokens from Utvara Hellkite/Lathliss, Dragon Queen or burn via Dragon Tempest triggers. Backup plan uses combat mana from Klauth/Savage Ventmaw for Kindred Summons/Rishkar's Expertise chains.

Mulligan Priorities:

• 3+ lands with green source
• 1-2 ramp pieces (Sol Ring, Farseek)
• At least 1 Dragon or cost reducer Avoid hands without early ramp or color fixing.

Key Tips:

• Prioritize protecting Miirym with Stubborn Denial/Ghostly Flicker
• Use Sneak Attack + Miirym to create permanent token copies
• Chain Ancient Silver Dragon/The Great Henge draws into Kindred Summons for explosive turns
• Wrathful Red Dragon turns board wipes into lethal damage

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Miirym removal 3+ times cripples strategy
  Moderate:
• Limited stack interaction (only 3 counterspells)
• Slow recovery from early stax (Collector Ouphe, Hushbringer)
  Minor:
• Some tapped lands slow early development

Most Important Cards:

• Terror of the Peaks
• Urza's Incubator
• Scourge of Valkas
• Utvara Hellkite
• The Great Henge
• Sneak Attack
• Lathliss, Dragon Queen
• Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
• Savage Ventmaw
• Kindred Summons

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10

• Goldfish T7-8 via Dragon swarm/ETB burns
• Cheat effects (See the Unwritten) enable midgame spikes
  Resilience: 5/10
• Weak to commander removal but has some recursion (Haven of the Spirit Dragon)
• Limited protection beyond 3 counterspells
  Consistency: 7/10
• 8+ card draw engines and 5 tutors (Kindred Summons, Rishkar's Expertise)
• Redundant Dragon payoffs but relies on Miirym staying
  Interaction: 4/10
• 3 counterspells + 2 targeted removal (Steel Hellkite, Sink into Stupor)
• Minimal board wipes/graveyard hate

Rating Justification:

Falls between "Focused" (T7-8 wins) and "Optimized" (T6-7) tiers. Lacks cEDH fast mana/consultation lines but exceeds precon power through synergistic Dragon multipliers. Comparable to upgraded tribal decks with commander dependency.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5