How it grades
Fundamentals 75/100. Plays like Dragon Tribal and Tokens.
This reads as Dragon Tribal · Tokens, built around The Ur-Dragon. A Dragon deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the dragon count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is land count (35 lands. About 36 fits this curve for Dragon Tribal, with your cost reduction counted); the first thing to tighten is card draw: 5 draw effects (want 10+ for Dragon Tribal).
- B+Mana reliability
- A+Land count
- A-Mana curve
- A+Ramp
- CCard draw
- A+Interaction
- A-Commander synergy
- A+Win conditions
- A+Card quality
- A+Legality & size
Where it falls short
- B+Mana reliability83% of your spells arrive on time. Scourge of Valkas is the riskiest: its R cost is heavy for this mana base, so expect it several turns late.
- CCard draw5 draw effects (want 10+ for Dragon Tribal).
Strong on land count, mana curve, ramp, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.
95 cards graded: A- 10, B+ 38, B 46, C+ 1. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.
Upgrades
Made together, they take The Ur-Dragon from B to A-.
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.55
In place of Dragon's Hoard: weakest slot in the deck (73/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (9 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Idol of Oblivion2$3.15
In place of Garruk's Uprising: weakest slot in the deck (74/100)
Fuels your token payoffs (4 in deck). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+).
Esper SentinelW$58.41
In place of Temur Ascendancy: weakest slot in the deck (74/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Beast Whisperer2GG$9.08
In place of Herald's Horn: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Inspiring Call2G$0.39
In place of Urza's Incubator: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (9 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Black Market Connections2B$10.47
In place of Dragonspeaker Shaman: its R cost is heavy for this mana base; expect it several turns late (64/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your token payoffs (4 in deck). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck).
The One Ring4$115.41
In place of Ramos, Dragon Engine: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (64/100)
WotC game-changer. Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Top-5% staple by play data.
Solemn Simulacrum4$0.31
In place of Rhythm of the Wild: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Morbid Opportunist2B$0.38
In place of Sarkhan's Triumph: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Faerie Mastermind1U$11.62
In place of Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (65/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 5 of 10+). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
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Decklist
Commander 1
Creatures 32
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Planeswalkers 1
- B
Instants 7
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Sorceries 7
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Artifacts 9
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Enchantments 8
- B
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Lands 35
- B
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- B
- B×2
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- B×2
- B+
- B
- B
- B×2
- B
- B+
- B
- C+
- B
- B
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- B×2
- B
- B+
- B
- B
- B
- B
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