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Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
Legendary Creature — Dragon
Flying Gadrak can't attack unless you control four or more artifacts. At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each nontoken creature that died this turn. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
5 / 4
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“5/4 flying dragon that floods the board with Treasures when creatures die.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Sacrifice payoffs
Sacrifice, Tokens, Aristocrats
Strategy
Gadrak is a flying dragon that rewards you for sacrificing creatures and turning death into treasure. The deck focuses on playing cheap creatures—especially artifact creatures and tokens—that you can sacrifice for value while generating mana ramps through Treasure tokens. Once you've built up enough artifacts (minimum four), Gadrak becomes an evasive threat that can close out games quickly. The core loop is: play creatures, sacrifice them for effects, generate Treasures, use that mana to cast more threats, and swing in the air.
You'll want a healthy mix of token generators (Bitterblossom, Young Pyromancer, Goblin Traprunner) and sacrifice outlets (Viscera Seer, Ashnod's Altar, Disciple of the Vault) to maximize Gadrak's triggers. Artifact synergies like Warstorm Surge and Impact Tremors turn your sacrifice triggers into damage, while cards like Mayhem Devil provide additional utility. The beauty of this deck is flexibility—some turns you're grinding out value, other turns you're going aggressive with a flying 5/4 lord.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors like Vampiric Tutor and Imperial Recruiter; use budget token makers like Goblin Assault and Forbidden Orchard instead of premium alternatives.
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