Dragons · Commander / EDH

Dragon Commander Decks

Flying fatties in every colour combination. The archetype's actual constraint is cost: a table of five-and-six-drops needs a genuinely absurd mana base to function before turn eight.

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Dragon Tribal — Ramp Into the Sky

Ramp aggressively in the early turns to drop massive dragons ahead of curve, cloning them with Miirym while using cheap counterspells and protective spells to maintain total control of the board.

100 cards$260.34 totallegality-checked

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Commanders that care about dragons

Legendary dragons whose rules text actually names the creature type — these reward building around the tribe, rather than just belonging to it. Ordered by current market price, which is the closest thing to a popularity signal we can honestly compute.

Art by Jaime Jones

The Ur-Dragon

Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar

{4}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}$40.23

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Art by Chris Rahn

Tiamat

Legendary Creature — Dragon God

{2}{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}$23.08

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Art by Valera Lutfullina

Ureni of the Unwritten

Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon

{4}{G}{U}{R}$12.80

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Art by Jim Murray

Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar

{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}$7.63

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Art by Andrew Mar

Firkraag, Cunning Instigator

Legendary Creature — Dragon

{3}{U}{R}$6.78

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Art by Dave Kendall

Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund

Legendary Creature — Dragon

{4}{B}{R}{G}$6.19

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Art by Kekai Kotaki

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

{3}{G}{U}{R}$4.33

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Art by Svetlin Velinov

Vrondiss, Rage of Ancients

Legendary Creature — Dragon Barbarian

{3}{R}{G}$2.58

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Art by Seb McKinnon

Bladewing the Risen

Legendary Creature — Zombie Dragon

{3}{B}{B}{R}{R}$2.10

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The dragon support package

Cards that are not dragons themselves but name them in their rules text — the lords, anthems, tutors and payoffs that turn a pile of creatures into a deck. 138 of them are legal in Commander.

Sarkhan Unbroken

{2}{G}{U}{R}

Legendary Planeswalker — Sarkhan

$20.77Buy on Mana Pool

Dracogenesis

{6}{R}{R}

Enchantment

$11.92Buy on Mana Pool

Mox Jasper

{0}

Legendary Artifact

$11.62Buy on Mana Pool

Kaalia, Zenith Seeker

{R}{W}{B}

Legendary Creature — Human Cleric

$11.26Buy on Mana Pool

The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku

{2}{R}{R}

Enchantment — Saga // Legendary Creature — Avatar

$10.02Buy on Mana Pool

Zirilan of the Claw

{3}{R}{R}

Legendary Creature — Lizard Shaman

$9.53Buy on Mana Pool

Sivitri, Dragon Master

{2}{U}{B}

Legendary Planeswalker — Sivitri

$8.21Buy on Mana Pool

Mishra, Claimed by Gix

{2}{B}{R}

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Human Artificer

$6.43Buy on Mana Pool

Eris, Roar of the Storm

{8}{U}{R}

Legendary Creature — Elemental Warlock

$5.24Buy on Mana Pool

There and Back Again

{3}{R}{R}

Enchantment — Saga

$5.07Buy on Mana Pool

Where dragons live

Color identity of every legal dragon in the format. This is what decides your commander's colors before you pick a single card.

Under a dollar

Playable dragons currently under $1 — the cheap end of the pool, priced from the least expensive real printing.

Bone Dragon

{3}{B}{B}

Creature — Dragon Skeleton

$0.98Buy on Mana Pool

Furyborn Hellkite

{4}{R}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

$0.94Buy on Mana Pool

Exalted Dragon

{4}{W}{W}

Creature — Dragon

$0.91Buy on Mana Pool

Two-Headed Dragon

{4}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

$0.80Buy on Mana Pool

Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory

{3}{G}{G} // {2}{G}

Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen

$0.76Buy on Mana Pool

Kilnmouth Dragon

{5}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

$0.73Buy on Mana Pool

Crimson Hellkite

{6}{R}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

$0.70Buy on Mana Pool

Firestorm Hellkite

{4}{U}{R}

Creature — Dragon

$0.67Buy on Mana Pool

Hunted Dragon

{3}{R}{R}

Creature — Dragon

$0.63Buy on Mana Pool

Pearl Dragon

{4}{W}{W}

Creature — Dragon

$0.62Buy on Mana Pool

Lotus Guardian

{7}

Artifact Creature — Dragon

$0.60Buy on Mana Pool

Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin

{3}{B} // {X}{B}{B}

Creature — Dragon // Sorcery — Omen

$0.60Buy on Mana Pool

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