Overview:

This Ur-Dragon deck is a 5-color Dragon tribal build focused on cost reduction and combat-driven value. The primary strategy leverages The Ur-Dragon's Eminence ability to deploy massive Dragons ahead of curve, using attack triggers to snowball card advantage and cheat permanents into play. While lacking infinite combos, it threatens overwhelming board states through Dragon synergies like Utvara Hellkite token generation and Scourge of Valkas damage pings. The deck shows casual optimization with some ramp and tribal payoffs but suffers from slow mana and limited interaction.

Primer:

Core Strategy: The deck aims to deploy cost-reduced Dragons starting T4-5 using The Ur-Dragon's Eminence and supporting reducers like Dragonspeaker Shaman. Key Dragons like Lathliss, Dragon Queen and Atarka, World Render amplify combat damage, while attack triggers from the commander and Kindred Discovery generate card advantage. Secondary wincons include Hellkite Charger + Savage Ventmaw extra combats and Dragon Tempest damage scaling.

Mulligan Priorities:

• 3+ lands including color-fixing (Command Tower, tri-lands)
• Early ramp (Sol Ring, Cultivate)
• At least 1 Dragon cost reducer or mid-game threat Avoid hands with only high-CMC Dragons or tapped lands.

Key Tips:

• Sequence reducers first - Herald's Horn before big Dragons
• Use Scion of the Ur-Dragon as a toolbox to fetch key Dragons
• Time Crucible of Fire after establishing 2-3 Dragons
• Protect critical enablers like Dragon Tempest with Deflecting Swat

Avoid Traps:

• Overextending into board wipes without Scalelord Reckoner
• Keeping slow hands with multiple taplands
• Wasting removal on non-critical threats

Weaknesses:

Critical:

• Minimal board wipe recovery (only Deathbringer Regent)
• No graveyard hate for recursion strategies

Moderate:

• Slow mana base (17 taplands, limited fetch)
• Limited instant-speed interaction

Minor:

• Some redundancy in Dragon payoffs

Most Important Cards:

• Scion of the Ur-Dragon
• Dragon Tempest
• Utvara Hellkite
• Scourge of Valkas
• Ramos, Dragon Engine
• Kindred Discovery
• Sarkhan Unbroken
• Hellkite Charger
• Savage Ventmaw
• Crucible of Fire

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10
Can deploy 6+ mana Dragons by T4-5 through cost reduction. Fist of Suns enables T5 10-drops. No T1-3 explosive starts.

Resilience: 4/10
Limited protection (only Lightning Greaves, Deflecting Swat). Slow recovery from wipes. Some recursion via Bladewing the Risen.

Consistency: 5/10
Moderate card draw (Elemental Bond, Kindred Discovery) but only 3 tutors (Scion, Sarkhan's -8, Farseek-like effects). High Dragon density ensures threat redundancy.

Interaction: 3/10
Minimal removal (Crux of Fate, Fractured Identity). No counterspells beyond Deflecting Swat. Relies on combat tricks like Silumgar, the Drifting Death.

Rating Justification:

This deck sits between the rubric's "Optimized Casual" (5.0) and "High-Power Casual" (5.5) tiers. It outpaces precons with cost reduction and synergistic threats but lacks the interaction density and fast mana of true optimized builds. The T6-8 win clock through combat damage aligns with T8-10 benchmarks. While more focused than upgraded jank, it can't consistently race T7 combo decks or break through stax.

Power level: 5.0 - 5.5