Overview:

This Temur dragon tribal deck leverages Ureni of the Unwritten to cheat high-impact dragons onto the battlefield, creating overwhelming board states through massive flying threats, token generation, and damage triggers. Ureni is essential as the primary enabler, providing significant card advantage and threat deployment. The deck wins primarily through combat damage amplified by extra combat steps, token swarms, and damage multipliers like Terror of the Peaks and Twinflame Tyrant, supported by efficient ramp and card draw. Secondary combo lines (e.g., Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault) offer faster wins.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-4): Prioritize ramping with dorks (Birds of Paradise, Delighted Halfling), land-fetching (Nature's Lore, Three Visits, Skyshroud Claim), and cost reducers (Urza's Incubator, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame). Deploy value engines like Rhystic Study or Temur Ascendancy.
2. Deploy Ureni & Cheat Dragons (Turns 4-6): Cast Ureni (ideally discounted), triggering its ability to potentially put a dragon like Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, Lathliss, Dragon Queen, or Ancient Copper Dragon directly onto the battlefield. Use Hellkite Courser for surprise Ureni re-deploys. Roaming Throne (naming Dragon) doubles critical ETB/attack triggers.
3. Overwhelm & Win (Turns 5-8):
   • Combat Swarm: Generate massive dragon armies via Miirym, Lathliss, and Utvara Hellkite. Use extra combat spells (Aggravated Assault, Relentless Assault, Great Train Heist) and damage amplifiers (Twinflame Tyrant, Dragon Tempest, Scourge of Valkas) for lethal swings. Old Gnawbone and Goldspan Dragon fuel mana for combat chains.
   • Combo: Generate infinite combat phases with Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds can enable large mana bursts for critical turns.
   • Direct Damage: Leverage Terror of the Peaks and Scourge of Valkas triggered by dragon ETBs/attacks to burn opponents out.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands (including color fixing) and at least 1-2 ramp pieces (e.g., Sol Ring, mana dork, land fetch).
• Prioritize hands containing Ureni enablers: cost reducers (Urza's Incubator, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame), ramp, or early card draw (Rhystic Study, Explore).
• Hands with key dragons like Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm or Terror of the Peaks are strong if supported by ramp.
• Avoid hands lacking ramp, color sources, or early plays.

Key Tips:

• Maximize Ureni Triggers: Attack with Ureni whenever possible for additional cheat triggers. Use Lightning Greaves for haste/protection. Hellkite Courser provides a surprise extra trigger.
• Sequence Dragons: Prioritize dragons that multiply threats (Miirym, Lathliss) or generate massive value (Ancient Copper Dragon, Old Gnawbone) off Ureni's trigger. Roaming Throne doubles these effects.
• Protect Your Board: Heroic Intervention is crucial against wipes. Boseiju, Who Endures and Otawara, Soaring City offer targeted interaction. Rhythm of the Wild protects creatures from counters.
• Manage Resources: Use treasures from Goldspan Dragon, Old Gnawbone, etc., to fuel extra combats, cast multiple spells, or hold up interaction. Reliquary Tower and Ancient Silver Dragon mitigate hand size limits.
• Leverage Blasphemous Act: With numerous high-toughness dragons, Blasphemous Act can be a one-sided board wipe, especially with Wrathful Red Dragon on the field.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Extremely vulnerable to board wipes: Lacks mass recursion; recovering from a wipe (e.g., Farewell) is slow and resource-intensive.
• Susceptible to artifact/enchantment hate: Key pieces like Urza's Incubator, Temur Ascendancy, Rhystic Study, and The Great Henge are vital and vulnerable.
• Struggles against stax: Cursed Totem/Linvala shut down mana dorks and Selvala. Torpor Orb nullifies critical ETBs (Miirym, Terror, Scourge, etc.).

Moderate

• Vulnerable to targeted removal on key engines: Losing Ureni, Miirym, or a value piece like The Great Henge significantly slows the deck.
• Limited stack interaction: Relies heavily on Mana Drain, Beast Within, Nature's Claim, and Cyclonic Rift; lacks broad counterspell/removal suite.
• Mana base fragility: Heavy color requirements (G/U/R) and reliance on non-basics make it vulnerable to Blood Moon/Back to Basics effects.

Minor

• Can be out-paced by faster combo: While capable of fast starts, lacks the consistent T3-4 wins of higher-tier decks.
• High average CMC: Early disruption can delay critical turns despite ramp.

Most Important Cards:

• Ureni of the Unwritten (Core engine: cheats dragons, generates card advantage)
• Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm (Primary value multiplier: doubles dragon threats)
• Roaming Throne (Force multiplier: doubles crucial Dragon triggers)
• Urza's Incubator (Critical cost reduction for Dragons)
• Terror of the Peaks (Major damage engine & win condition)
• Savage Ventmaw (Key combo piece with Aggravated Assault, enables big turns)
• Aggravated Assault (Win condition: Enables infinite combats with Ventmaw)
• Ancient Copper Dragon (Massive mana generation, fuels combats/spells)
• Hellkite Courser (Surprise Ureni redeploy, extra triggers)
• Rhystic Study (Essential early card draw)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Capable of explosive starts with T4 Ureni into a major dragon, threatening wins via combat swarms or the Ventmaw combo as early as T5-6 with optimal draws.

Resilience: 5/10

• Has some protection (Heroic Intervention, Greaves) and recursion (Haven of the Spirit Dragon), but heavily reliant on the board state. Recovers poorly from wipes or targeted hate on key pieces.

Consistency: 7/10

• Strong ramp package, cost reducers, and card draw (Rhystic Study, Temur Ascendancy, The Great Henge) improve access to key dragons and spells. Lacks extensive tutors for specific combo pieces.

Interaction: 5/10

• Runs efficient targeted removal (Beast Within, Nature's Claim, Mana Drain, Cyclonic Rift) but lacks density and broad answers. Primarily reactive rather than proactively disruptive.

Rating Justification:

The deck possesses high speed (T5-6 win potential) and good consistency through ramp and card draw, fitting the Focused tier (6.0-7.0). However, its critical vulnerability to board wipes and targeted hate significantly impacts resilience, preventing it from reaching optimized competitive levels. Its interaction suite is adequate but not exceptional.

Power level: 6.5 - 7.0