Overview:

This Temur (RUG) Dragon tribal deck revolves around Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, leveraging its ability to create token copies of Dragons for explosive value. The strategy focuses on ramping into high-impact Dragons, doubling their ETB/damage triggers with token doublers like Doubling Season, and overwhelming opponents through massive combat damage or triggered ability synergies. Miirym acts as the linchpin, enabling exponential Dragon token generation and amplifying effects from cards like Terror of the Peaks and Scourge of Valkas. The deck also includes backup combo lines using Displacer Kitten and Astral Dragon for flicker synergies and Hellkite Charger for extra combat phases.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-4):
   • Deploy ramp (Llanowar Elves, Cultivate, Urza's Incubator) and cost reducers (Dragonlord's Servant, Nogi, Draco-Zealot).
   • Protect Miirym with Lightning Greaves/Mithril Coat or cast after establishing some Dragons to mitigate ward {2} tax.

2. Midgame Value (Turns 5-7):

   • Drop Miirym alongside Dragons like Ganax, Astral Hunter (Treasure generation) or Ancient Silver Dragon (card draw).
   • Use Displacer Kitten to flicker nonlegendary Dragons for additional Miirym tokens. Activate Astral Dragon to copy key noncreature permanents (e.g., The Great Henge).

3. Win Conditions (Turns 6-9+):

   • Combat Overkill: Double Dragon tokens via Parallel Lives + Miirym, then swing with Temur Ascendancy haste and Dragon Tempest burn.
   • Trigger Stacking: Use Terror of the Peaks + Wrathful Red Dragon + token copies to nuke opponents.
   • Infinite Combats: Hellkite Charger + Old Gnawbone Treasures for repeated attack phases.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (prioritize green sources).
• Seek at least 1 ramp spell and 1 Dragon cost reducer.
• Prioritize protection (Heroic Intervention, Greaves) in interactive metas.

Key Tips:

• Use Roaming Throne (Dragon type) to double Miirym’s token triggers.
• Virtue of Knowledge doubles "enter" triggers from Dragons.
• Blasphemous Act clears boards while leaving your indestructible Dragons (via Heroic Intervention) intact.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Board wipes (e.g., Farewell) annihilate the token-based strategy with limited recovery tools.
• Commander removal significantly slows the deck’s engine due to Miirym’s high recast cost (up to {9}).

Moderate

• Anti-token tech (Torpor Orb, Cursed Totem) neuters ETB triggers and mana dorks.
• Stack interaction (counterspells) disrupts key Dragons/enablers; limited counters in the deck.

Minor

• Graveyard hate mildly impacts recursion from You Happen On a Glade.
• Artifact removal can target critical enablers like Urza's Incubator.

Most Important Cards:

• Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm (Token generation engine)
• Doubling Season/Parallel Lives (Token amplification)
• Terror of the Peaks (Burn win condition)
• Displacer Kitten (Flicker synergy for extra triggers)
• Urza's Incubator (Critical cost reduction)
• Dragon Tempest (Haste enabler + burn)
• Old Gnawbone (Mana for combats/recursion)
• The Great Henge (Card draw + counters)
• Hellkite Charger (Combat loop enabler)
• Roaming Throne (Trigger doubler)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10

• Can threaten lethal via combat or triggers by turns 7-9 but lacks fast mana for cEDH-level explosiveness.

Resilience: 5/10

• Limited protection beyond a few key cards; struggles to rebuild after multiple wipes.

Consistency: 7/10

• Strong ramp and Dragon tutors (Sarkhan's Triumph, Fierce Empath) ensure steady access to threats.

Interaction: 4/10

• Minimal removal/counterspells (Counterspell, Dragon's Fire); focuses on protecting its own board.

Rating Justification:

This deck demonstrates focused Dragon synergy with potent but telegraphed win conditions, operating optimally in turns 6-9. While it has strong consistency and scaling, its vulnerability to common removal and lack of fast combos place it in the optimized casual tier.

Power level: 5.5 - 6.0