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Firkraag, Cunning Instigator
Legendary Creature — Dragon
Flying, haste Whenever one or more Dragons you control attack an opponent, goad target creature that player controls. Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, if that creature had to attack this combat, you put a +1/+1 counter on Firkraag and you draw a card.
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“Dragon-fueled chaos: goad opponents' creatures while growing through combat damage.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Commander damage, Combat damage
Dragons, Tokens, Spellslinger
Strategy
Firkraag is a sneaky dragon that turns combat into card advantage while controlling the board through goad. Your gameplan is to build a deck full of dragons and other flyers that naturally want to attack, then use Firkraag's ability to force your opponents' creatures into combat as well. This creates a political puzzle where your opponents are fighting each other while you draw cards and pump Firkraag with +1/+1 counters.
The deck wins by leveraging forced combat damage and goading to create a chaotic battlefield where you're the only player profiting. As creatures attack into each other, Firkraag grows larger and you fill your hand with cards. You can finish games with commander damage once Firkraag becomes a legitimate threat, or simply overwhelm the table with your dragon squad. The key is that every attack—yours or forced—feeds Firkraag's growth and your card draw engine.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey dragons like Scalelord Reckoner; use budget flyers like Dragon Tempest and Sarkhan's Unsealing as alternative sources of value and evasion.
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