Overview:

This Temur Dragon tribal deck leverages Eshki, Temur's Roar as a synergistic engine, rewarding players for casting high-power creatures with card draw and direct damage. The primary strategy focuses on ramping into impactful Dragons, using Eshki's scaling damage output and card advantage to overwhelm opponents. Secondary synergies include flicker effects (Thassa, Deep-Dwelling), Dragonstorm recursion (Breaching Dragonstorm), and combat multipliers like Thrakkus the Butcher. While lacking infinite combos, the deck can close games through massive Dragon swarms, Eshki's triggered burn, and alternate wincons like Hellkite Tyrant.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Ramp (Turns 1-4): Prioritize land acceleration (Cultivate, Sakura-Tribe Elder) and mana rocks (Sol Ring, Dragon's Hoard). Use Encroaching Dragonstorm to fix mana and prepare for mid-game threats.
2. Mid-Game Threats (Turns 4-6): Deploy key Dragons like Thrakkus the Butcher or Lathliss, Dragon Queen to build board presence. Activate Eshki's card draw by casting creatures with power 4+ (e.g., Thundermane Dragon). Use Temur Ascendancy for haste and additional draw.
3. Late-Game Dominance (Turns 6+): Overwhelm with scaled Dragon triggers:
   • Dragon Tempest for haste and burn
   • Thrakkus-powered alpha strikes
   • Eshki's "power 6+" burn triggers
   • Underworld Breach recursion for key spells

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3+ lands and at least one ramp spell (e.g., Farseek, Arcane Signet).
• Prioritize early Dragons (e.g., Thundermane Dragon) or enablers like Dragon's Hoard.
• Avoid hands without ramp or high-cost clumps.

Key Tips:

• Use Thassa, Deep-Dwelling to reset ETB effects on Dragons like Keiga, the Tide Star or Ureni of the Unwritten.
• Reflections of Littjara (set to Dragon) doubles cast triggers for Eshki and Dragon Tempest.
• Hellkite Tyrant can steal artifacts to accelerate into its alt-win condition.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Heavy reliance on Eshki staying alive to maintain card advantage; minimal protection spells.
• Board wipes (e.g., Blasphemous Act in-meta) cripple the Dragon swarm strategy.

Moderate

• Limited stack interaction; relies on Spectral Denial and Dispelling Exhale for counters.
• Vulnerable to artifact hate disrupting Dragon's Hoard/Mox Jasper.

Minor

• Some taplands slow early mana development.
• High average CMC risks clunky draws without sufficient ramp.

Most Important Cards:

• Thrakkus the Butcher (Power doubler for lethal combat)
• Dragon Tempest (Haste enabler + scaling burn)
• Underworld Breach (Recursion for key spells/Dragons)
• Temur Ascendancy (Haste + card draw engine)
• Eshki, Temur's Roar (Commander-driven card advantage/damage)
• Hellkite Tyrant (Alt-win condition + artifact theft)
• Thassa, Deep-Dwelling (Flicker for ETB value)
• Lathliss, Dragon Queen (Token generator for wide boards)
• Encroaching Dragonstorm (Land ramp + Dragon synergy)
• Reflections of Littjara (Dragon spell copier)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10

• Can deploy game-ending Dragon boards by turns 6-8, but lacks fast mana for earlier explosive plays.

Resilience: 5/10

• Limited protection for Eshki and key Dragons, though Underworld Breach and flicker effects provide some recovery.

Consistency: 7/10

• Strong ramp package and Eshki's draw engine ensure regular access to threats, but high CMC risks occasional stalls.

Interaction: 4/10

• Focused on creature removal (Beast Within, Chaos Warp), but minimal stack interaction beyond conditional counters.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a focused Dragon tribal build with optimized ramp and synergistic payoffs, capable of threatening wins via combat or Eshki burn by turns 6-8. While resilient to single-target removal, its vulnerability to board wipes and limited interaction cap its ceiling.

Power level: 5.5 - 6.0