Overview:

This Temur (G/U/R) Dragon tribal deck leverages Ureni of the Unwritten as a value engine to cheat high-impact Dragons into play. The strategy revolves around ramping into explosive Dragon deployments, amplified by cost reducers like Nogi, Draco-Zealot and Sarkhan, Soul Aflame, while synergizing with token generation, combat multipliers, and enter-the-battlefield (ETB) triggers. Secondary win conditions include combat loops via Aggravated Assault/Savage Ventmaw and damage pings from Terror of the Peaks. Ureni acts as a critical enabler but isn’t strictly essential due to redundancy from cards like Hellkite Courser and Selvala's Stampede.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Setup (Turns 1-4): Prioritize ramp (Farseek, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Orb of Dragonkind cycle) and cost reducers (Nogi, Sarkhan). Deploy value pieces like Temur Ascendancy or Reflections of Littjara (set to Dragon).
2. Midgame Threats (Turns 4-6): Cast Ureni or cheat Dragons via Breaching Dragonstorm/Hellkite Courser. Key targets: Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm (token doubling), Scourge of the Throne (extra combats), Lathliss, Dragon Queen (token swarm).
3. Win Conditions (Turns 6-8):
   • Combat Overkill: Use Atarka, World Render (double strike), Garruk's Uprising (trample), or Aggravated Assault for multiple attack phases.
   • Combo Lines: Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault for infinite combat phases (requires 7 total mana post-Ventmaw attack).
   • Burn Triggers: Terror of the Peaks + token generators (e.g., Nesting Dragon) or clone effects (Reflections of Littjara).

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 2-3 lands, at least one ramp spell (e.g., Ruby Medallion, Sakura-Tribe Elder), and a Dragon or cost reducer.
• Prioritize hands with early interaction (An Offer You Can’t Refuse, Beast Within) against fast metas.
• Avoid hands with only high-CMC Dragons and no ramp.

Key Tips:

• Use Panharmonicon to double Ureni’s trigger, Miirym clones, or Terror of the Peaks damage.
• Hellkite Courser can cheat Ureni back into play after removal, bypassing commander tax.
• Dracogenesis enables free Dragon casts but requires careful timing due to its high base cost.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Heavy Reliance on Board Presence: Board wipes (e.g., Blasphemous Act) reset progress, and recovery is slow without immediate card draw.
• Commander Dependency: Ureni’s 6 CMC makes recasting prohibitive after 1-2 removals, though Hellkite Courser mitigates this.
• Anti-Tribal Hate: Crippling Fear or Dragonspark Reactor can cripple the strategy.

Moderate

• Artifact Vulnerability: The Orb cycle and Chromatic Lantern are critical for fixing and discounts but lack protection.
• Stack Interaction Limits: Limited counterspells (only 3) struggle against combo decks.

Minor

• Mana Consistency: Many lands enter tapped, slowing early plays.
• Graveyard Reliance: Recursion (e.g., Haven of the Spirit Dragon) is minimal but present.

Most Important Cards:

• Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm (Token doubling, exponential value)
• Terror of the Peaks (Burn damage on Dragon ETBs)
• Savage Ventmaw (Combo enabler with Aggravated Assault)
• Hellkite Courser (Commander recursion)
• Nogi, Draco-Zealot (Cost reduction critical for tempo)
• Reflections of Littjara (Dragon spell copying)
• Temur Ascendancy (Haste + card draw)
• Panharmonicon (Doubles ETB triggers)
• Ruby Medallion (Red cost reduction)
• Aggravated Assault (Combat phase generator)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 6/10

• Can deploy game-ending boards by turns 6-8 via ramp and cost reducers, but lacks fast mana for cEDH-level explosiveness.

Resilience: 5/10

• Limited protection (Tamiyo’s Safekeeping, Dispelling Exhale) and slow recovery from wipes. Relies on redundancy over recursion.

Consistency: 7/10

• Strong ramp package and cost reducers ensure Dragons hit play, but tutors are sparse beyond Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon.

Interaction: 5/10

• Moderate removal (Chaos Warp, Beast Within) and light counterspells. Struggles against stack-heavy strategies.

Rating Justification:

This deck operates as a Focused build with a clear Dragon tribal plan, capable of threatening wins via combat or synergistic combos by turns 6-8. While its speed and consistency are above precon levels, reliance on vulnerable board states and middling interaction cap its power.

Power level: 6.0 - 6.5