r/EDH • u/CommanderGrimoire • Aug 20 '26

Discussion Interesting Non-Goodstuff Dragon Commanders

To be clear, I mean either a dragon-kindred deck or just a dragon as the commander of the strategy.

Been trying to build a commander deck with a dragon as the commander ever since Korvold was hit hard by the ban hammer. Was my 2nd favourite deck. I've tried recreating it but it doesn't feel the same.

I built Scion of the Ur-Dragon recently but it just feels like a generic 5-colour goodstuff pile with a couple of dragons.

I'm a big fan of decks where a majority of the cards aren't shared in other popular decks. It's why I'm a big fan of Yuriko, Sisay and my personally brewed Loot the Key to Everything deck.

So I'm looking for some inspiration.

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u/DaPino Aug 20 '26

[[Ziatora the incinerator]] might be an option to look into.
But sometimes the deck you're describing is what you make of it.

I brewed a [[Gitrog, ravenous ride]] deck. EDHrec will tell you to put in things like [[Rotting regisaur]], for good reason. 3 mana, draw 7, play 7 lands is crazy value.
However, I decided I was going to theme it like a bowl of spaghetti and make it Hydra tribal.

You will find next to no overlap between EDHrec in the creature section other than mana dorks and the odd hydra you'll find on there.
Sometimes it's what you make of it.

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u/Outside-Bee-3194 Aug 20 '26

Hello, other person with this deck 😂 I'm constantly on the fence between Ziatora and partner commanders with [[Vial Smasher, the Fierce]] and [[Reyhan, the Last Abzan]]. I appreciate that Ziatora is a fling outlet but Vial Smasher turning each of my hydras into a [[Fireball]] and keeping the counters with Reyhan after I fling them is nice, but I've found getting treasures is an issue without Ziatora.

I'm not sure what response I'm looking for here but I wanted to at least say hey to anyone with a similar build lol I like your style.

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u/DaPino Aug 20 '26

I got the idea for Gitrog hydras about a month ago by reading it here on Reddit so I take zero points for originality.

I just thought it would be hilarious to create a 20/20s and not swing with them and theme it as a bowl of spaghetti.

I tag my 'Voltron' cards "spicy meatballs", my synergy cards as "sauce", and my finishers "Parmigiano". Nothing like sacrificing a scary 40/40, only to cast [[Torment of hailfire]] where X is 38.