Wanted to brew for the new set that's starting to be spoiled: Dragons of Tarkir.
Please leave a comment or some advice; it'll be much appreciated.
Most of the creatures have flying so we get to do damage every turn.
For reach and interaction, some burn is included
A problem it could have is that it doesnt go very wide and could lose when all your threats are killed. However, the eidolon and regeant both help to punish opponents who play lots of cheap removal.
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start of sideboard plan
Ux control
-spawn of thraxes, -4 lightning strike, -2 dragonfetch
+3 lightning berserker, +2 ashcloud phoenix, +2 sarkhan
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GW devotion
-4 eidolon, - 4 lightningstrike
+4 roast, +2 seismic rupture??, + 2sarkhan
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GR monsters
-4 eidolon,
+2 sarkhan, +2 roast
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mono U
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Mirror
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BW warriors, mono R aggro
-2 fetch, -1 spawn of thraxes, -2 fated conflagration
+3 siesmic rupture, +2 roast
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Card choices
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lands
haven of the spirit dragon -- being able to recur some dragons in red is very nice. starting with 3 copies so it doesnt color screw me too much...
nykthos -- possibly worth a slot or two. just gotta hope you dont get hands with only it and haven
mountains -- nice and simple
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x cmc
Craters claws -- versatile burn spell that scales with the game. ferocious is turned on by both our dragons. Best burn for either killing the opponent late game or burning a creature or planeswalker.
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2cmc
eidolon of the great revel -- This little guy sees play in modern burn because generally at worst hes a shock to the face (removed right away). as a value 2 drop i think he deserves a spot.
lightning strike -- signature burn spell... draconic roar may be better... we'll have to see... also twinbolt should be considered depending on how many fleecemane lions and mantis riders there are.
dragon whisperer -- 2 drop that can fly and almost firebreath. also if stalled, can make 4/4 dragons... whats not to like?
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3cmc
flamewake phoenix -- This guy can be brought back for R by all our creatures except the eidolon. Definitely worth it
Sarkhan's Triumph -- fetches the dragon that you can cast the next turn. if there are any utility 1 of dragons, can get that
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4cmc
thunderbreak regeant -- main reason to play dragons imo. gives your dragons targetted removal protection... of a sort.
outpost siege -- card advantage that doesn't die to downfall. (better than chandra probably as the cant block clause isnt relevant due to fliers and is more resilient)
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5cmc
storm breath dragon -- biggest and baddest of them all
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7cmc
Spawn of thraxes -- top end creature that can be fetched when needed. good finisher.
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cards under consideration
Stoke the flames, hordeling outburst, goblin rabblemaster, dragon fodder
These 4 cards go hand in hand and I dont think there is space for them all.
The only one that is worth adding by itself is goblin rabblemaster for its free wins, but I have less ways than other decks like RW or mardu to free up the ground for it to actually do any work.
crucible of fire - makes the dragons into 7/7's but its too slow. 4 mana is where we have thunderbreak regeant. I think 4/4's are big enough too.
sarkhan - competes with storm breath. I think stormbreath is better in that slot, though it probably deserves a sideboard slot or two to kill opposing stormbreaths and the like.
dragon servant -- Competes with whisperer and eidolon, both of which are extremely powerful by themselves. This guy reduces the cost of our dragons. allowing t3 thunderbreak or t4 stormbreath without splashing green. He also has a decent blocking body for 2 mana.
dragon tempest -- 2/3 of our fliers have haste already.... the etb trigger mainly is good to combo with descent of dragons. Atm, running no tokens to have a reliable number of creatures to sac to it
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cards that look promising
lightning berserker -> seems good in the sideboard vs control
roast -> sideboard for all the green decks. (rhino, whisperwood, etc)
seismic rupture -> looks sweet vs tokens, aggro, manifest tokens, etc. really only hits eidolons from my list
Notes on possible splashes:
black for... murderous cut, kolagan, dragonlord kolagan, crux of fate, ultimate price, new sidisi, merciless executioner, kolagan's command
Green for ... ramp(elvish mystic), xenagos, xenagod, atarka, new atarka, green siege, atarka's command, whisperwood elemental
white for .... chained to the rocks, hidden dragonslayer, sunscorch regent, painlands
blue for... treasure cruise, keranos, negate/stubborn denial/disdainful stroke