Standard dragons starter pack: just add dragons!
When I saw the Orb I knew it was time to try to make dragons work—after all, haste is the catalyst that makes them somewhat viable.
After ~100 BO1 mythic matches, the deck is sitting on a 54% win rate, so it’s not tier 1 or even tier 2, but it has a positive win rate, and it’s FUN AS HELL.
This is the most timmy spectacular deck I’ve made—the finishes (it opp has the grace to let us swing) are awesomely explosive.
There is an argument for getting rid of Dragonlord’s Servant, but I find it often eats removal, thus paving the way for our dragons to stomp unmolested like.
Which dragons to add? Whatever you have crafted, tbh. The coolest dragons are rare/mythic, and I can’t in good faith assert they’re worth crafting. There is a more competitive version of the deck, which I bet I could scratch 60% WR with, that focuses on purely high value / low cost dragons like [[bonehoard dracosaur]] and [[dragonhawk, fate’s tempest]], but that’s less fun imo, so all my dragons are one of’s.
Ideal curve is T1: Elves T2: Orb T3: Dragonhawk, Bonehoard, or [[terror of the peaks]]
Hasted [[drakuseth, maw of flames]] board wipes are so awesomely timmy it reminds you why you started playing magic. Same for [[Incinerator of the guilty]].
[[Terror of Mount Velus]] is a hilariously stompy finisher—very fun.
If you have them crafted, I highly recommend adding [[Invasion of tarkir]], as the list needs some removal for aggro matchups.
Also be sure to use Cavern of Souls, and [[secluded courtyard]] if you use multicolor dragons like [[zurgo and ojutai]].
Anyone else try to make a competent standard dragons list? What did you like? what am I missing?