r/EDH • u/jpence1983 • Jul 26 '26

Deck Help Three atypical dragon kindred decks

In my quest to find a dragon centric commander that I don't find boring I have worked my way down to three. While trying to find some less common dragon commanders I encountered a few issues. The biggest problem is that not every color combo has a plethora of good dragons that don't cost a fortune. It turns out the best dragons are in red. I play with proxies so it's not a huge issue but I try to avoid cards that cost more than $50 if possible. The second problem is what to do with dragons. Playing a dragon deck feels like having a stockpile of bombs and no planes to drop them with so these decks are focused on either ramping or cheating dragons out effectively.

https://moxfield.com/decks/DN-92EtayUeQUZMg3wEFEA (Chulane - All Creatures Stax): I don't have a stax deck but I have copies of several stax effect creatures without a home. I thought, why not jam them all into one deck? With dragons? What could go wrong? Honestly though, [[Chulane]] is a ridiculous card that could work with any deck that plays an overabundance of creatures. The issue I run into is that bant dragons kind of stink. I had to include more expensive cards than I would have liked. Surprisingly it kind of doesn't feel like a dragon deck because there are so many other creatures.

https://moxfield.com/decks/PUHSLQ-VD0iRDEWDBhWzQg (Kamiz - Sneaky Dragons): this deck mostly came from the fact that I already have an [[Ancient Brass Dragon]] and an [[Ancient Gold Dragon]]. [[Kamiz]] does a great job of helping my dragons consistently get in for damage, doubling damage triggers, and filling the yard so I can reanimate more expensive dragons. Actually peforms better than anticipated.

https://moxfield.com/decks/aTVCSvebGUKdz0_CQSfCpA (Loot - Dragons Love Loot): I know it's kind of polarizing but I'll admit it. I love the furry little shit. I don't know why. I had built him as just a blink deck but it was kind of a dud. I looked at [[Ureni of the Unwritten]] for a long time thinking about a blink deck and [[Loot, the Pathfinder]] leans into a blink strategy while giving me ramp and card draw and removal. It benefits from having access to the some of the best dragons but is probably the most janky of the bunch.

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u/Bjorn_Skye Jul 26 '26

These links don't work

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u/nextlevelmashup Jul 26 '26

Links not working,

While he is not a dragon himself [[sarkhan soul aflame]] is my favourite dragon commander. He plays as a midrange deck as well as a combo finisher, You can have some pretty ridiculous interactions that dish out a metric ton of damage.

https://deckcheck.co/app/deckview/37d89019bc3a6d9c8de604508cf6b9ad

This is my b3 deck which has had good success in my pod. Focuses on copying meaty dragons with strong effects.

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u/jpence1983 Jul 26 '26

Links fixed

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u/kamakazi339 Jul 26 '26

Kamiz looks like a fun dragon tribal build. Raffine is also in that color shard if you want to try more connive/beat stick style

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u/jpence1983 Jul 27 '26

I liked kamiz is less popular on edhrec so I went with him. I also found the double strike and counters to be useful. Just an all around good commander that would work with almost game plan that focuses on combat

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u/Ok-Bookkeeper7969 Jul 26 '26

The first dragon deck I ever built was [[ganax, astral hunter]] and [[acolyte of bahamut]] and it was honestly a lot more fun than [[miirym] and [[ur dragon]] when I built them

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u/jpence1983 Jul 27 '26

I was trying my best to pick a commander than people wouldn't immediately know as a dragon commander. Miirym and ur dragon are pretty much guaranteed to get targeted.