Art by Justin Sweet
Commander deckR
Dragon's Smile
Leverage impulse draw, exile effects, and Dragon's Smile combat triggers to cast massive game-ending spells and artifacts for free each turn, backed by exile-payoff threats.
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Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 61 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Dragon's Smile
5RRLegendary Artifact — Vehicle
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Treasonous Ogre
3RCreature — Ogre Shaman
turns life into massive bursts of red mana
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
2RLegendary Creature — God // Legendary Artifact
refunds red mana for every spell cast and provides exile draw on flip side
Professional Face-Breaker
2RCreature — Human Warrior
crews commander and turns combat damage into Treasures and impulse draw
Neheb, the Eternal
3RRLegendary Creature — Zombie Minotaur Warrior
crews commander and generates huge postcombat red mana after big hits
Card Draw
11
Light Up the Stage
2RSorcery
cheap impulse draw to find lands or cast spells from exile
Wrenn's Resolve
1RSorcery
redundant Reckless Impulse providing exile cards to cast for free
Ignite the Future
3RSorcery
exiles three cards and its flashback naturally casts them without paying mana
Commune with Lava
XRRInstant
instant-speed sink that exiles an entire grip of cards to cast on your turn
Outpost Siege
3REnchantment
guaranteed exile draw at the beginning of each upkeep
Valakut Exploration
2REnchantment
turns land drops into impulse draw and burns opponents for unused cards
Robber of the Rich
1RCreature — Human Archer Rogue
hasty crew body that exiles cards from opponents to cast
Laelia, the Blade Reforged
2RLegendary Creature — Spirit Warrior
impulse draws on attack and grows rapidly whenever cards are exiled
Share the Spoils
1REnchantment
supplies exile options for everyone and feeds free casts on your turn
Uba Mask
4Artifact
forces all card draws into exile, synergizing directly with Dragon's Smile
Removal
10
Vandalblast
RSorcery
modular artifact removal that can overload into a one-sided wipe
Delayed Blast Fireball
1RRInstant
one-sided board wipe that deals 5 damage when cast from exile
Starstorm
XRRInstant
instant-speed scalable creature sweeper with cycling flexibility
Mizzium Mortars
1RSorcery
flexible removal that can overload into a one-sided board wipe
Meteor Golem
7Artifact Creature — Golem
hits any nonland permanent and can be cast for zero from exile
Threats/Wincons
20
Passionate Archaeologist
1RLegendary Enchantment — Background
burns opponents whenever spells are cast from exile
Keeper of Secrets
5RCreature — Demon
deals damage equal to mana values when casting cards from exile
Wild-Magic Sorcerer
3RCreature — Orc Shaman Sorcerer
gives the first spell cast from exile cascade for incredible value
Urabrask, Heretic Praetor
3RRLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
grants extra impulse card while severely taxing opponents' card advantage
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
exiles cards from every player to cast for free each combat
Apex of Power
7RRRSorcery
massive spell to cast for free from exile that generates mana and fresh cards
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
4RRRLegendary Creature — Dragon
devastating flyer to cheat out that can easily crew the commander
Cityscape Leveler
8Artifact Creature — Construct
huge colorless threat with cast and attack destruction triggers
Portal to Phyrexia
9Artifact
devastating nine-mana artifact to cast for free from exile
Triplicate Titan
9Artifact Creature — Golem
massive flyer, trampler, and vigilant threat that splits on death
Wurmcoil Engine
6Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Wurm
resilient high-impact creature that comfortably crews Dragon's Smile
Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
legendary game-ender to cast for free when exiled
Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
10Legendary Creature — Eldrazi
cheatable Eldrazi that draws four cards on cast and provides Annihilator 4
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
2RRLegendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
flying crew creature that provides Treasures or impulse draw when it dies
Goldspan Dragon
3RRCreature — Dragon
hasty flyer that crews the vehicle and doubles Treasure output
Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp
2R // 1RCreature — Giant // Instant — Adventure
adventure removal that later casts a 4/3 body from exile
Tectonic Giant
2RRCreature — Elemental Giant
repeatable impulse draw or direct burn on attacks
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
provides additional combat steps to trigger Dragon's Smile multiple times
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
doubles combat damage and exile triggers from your commander
Utility
8
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
grants haste and shroud to the commander once crewed
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
protects commander with hexproof and enables immediate attacks
The Reaver Cleaver
2RLegendary Artifact — Equipment
generates massive Treasure piles when equipped to large attackers
Whispersilk Cloak
3Artifact — Equipment
guarantees combat damage to connect and trigger Dragon's Smile exile effect
Key to the City
2Artifact
makes Dragon's Smile unblockable to ensure combat damage triggers
Hot Pursuit
1REnchantment
goads enemy creatures and turns your vehicles into active attackers
Chandra, Torch of Defiance
2RRLegendary Planeswalker — Chandra
exile card advantage, ramp, and creature burn on a planeswalker
Chandra, Dressed to Kill
1RRLegendary Planeswalker — Chandra
cheap planeswalker providing red mana and exile card advantage
