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The Ur-Dragon
Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar
Eminence — As long as The Ur-Dragon is in the command zone or on the battlefield, other Dragon spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Flying Whenever one or more Dragons you control attack, draw that many cards, then you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
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Built into 1 Tapped Deck
“Play Dragons, attack, draw cards, cheat permanents into play. Rinse, repeat.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Tokens swarm
Ramp, Tribal
Strategy
The Ur-Dragon is the quintessential five-color Dragon lord. Your gameplan is straightforward: ramp into Dragons as quickly as possible, use the Eminence ability to discount them from the command zone, then attack with your flying hoard and draw cards while putting permanents directly into play. The deck naturally accelerates itself—every attack triggers card draw and free plays, snowballing your board presence and resources until you overwhelm opponents with Dragon beats.
Build around mana fixing and ramp to power out Dragons ahead of schedule. Cards like Cultivate, Kodama's Reach, and Chromatic Lantern smooth your five-color mana while accelerating. Once Dragons start swinging, the draw engine funds your plays and the "put a permanent into play" clause turns card advantage into board advantage. You're not looking for combos—you're grinding value and attacking with a progressively larger army until the table can't stabilize.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey dual lands like Scalding Tarn; use Fabled Passage, Evolving Wilds, and Basic lands instead. Replace Chromatic Lantern with Manalith or Cultivating Mound.
Signature Cards
Inclusion = % of The Ur-Dragon decks running this card. +lift = percentage-point boost over the format average.
Art Variants
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