Dromoka Extreme Budget

Commander / EDH Budget Dragons GW (Selesnya) Tribal

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Counters (9)

• 1x Citadel Siege
• 1x Cytoplast Root-Kin
• 1x Dragonscale General
• 1x High Sentinels of Arashin
• 1x Patron of the Valiant
• 1x Renegade Krasis
• 1x Scale Blessing
• 1x Servant of the Scale
• 1x Spike Rogue

Counters-Matter (9)

• 1x Abzan Battle Priest
• 1x Abzan Falconer
• 1x Ainok Bond-Kin
• 1x Armorcraft Judge
• 1x Battlefront Krushok
• 1x Crowned Ceratok
• 1x Inspiring Call
• 1x Mindless Automaton
• 1x Tuskguard Captain

Dragons (18)

• 1x Arashin Sovereign
• 1x Avian Changeling
• 1x Canopy Dragon
• 1x Chameleon Colossus
• 1x Clockwork Dragon
• 1x Destructor Dragon
• 1x Elder Land Wurm
• 1x Enduring Scalelord
• 1x Eternal Dragon
• 1x Foe-Razer Regent
• 1x Henge Guardian
• 1x Herdchaser Dragon
• 1x Lotus Guardian
• 1x Pearl Dragon
• 1x Scion of Ugin
• 1x Shieldhide Dragon
• 1x Sunscorch Regent
• 1x Wardscale Dragon

Land (36)

• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 16x Forest
• 16x Plains
• 1x Selesnya Guildgate
• 1x Selesnya Sanctuary
• 1x Terramorphic Expanse

Protection (9)

• 1x Angelsong
• 1x Archetype of Endurance
• 1x Feat of Resistance
• 1x Frontline Medic
• 1x Marshal's Anthem
• 1x Retreat to Kazandu
• 1x Riot Control
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 1x Shamanic Revelation

Ramp (9)

• 1x Avacyn's Pilgrim
• 1x Blighted Woodland
• 1x Dromoka Monument
• 1x Fertilid
• 1x Map the Wastes
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
• 1x Selesnya Signet
• 1x Zendikar Resurgent

Removal (9)

• 1x Ainok Survivalist
• 1x Collective Effort
• 1x End Hostilities
• 1x Fade into Antiquity
• 1x Hunt the Weak
• 1x Oblivion Ring
• 1x Revoke Existence
• 1x Selesnya Charm
• 1x Solemn Offering

Commander (1)

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Goal: Dromoka for <$20.
How to play the deck and how it's built: If you like tribal decks and you like +1/+1 counters and your significant other hates how much you spend on inked cardboard, this deck is for you. We have here a deck that was a bit of fun to create. Since I started playing MtG, I've loved two things in particular: tribal and +1/+1 counters. Once I saw Doubling Season, I lost my mind. Since I started playing, I have grown into more of a WU player (my main deck is Geist of Saint Traft which I have made into Ange tribal), but I will always have a fondness in my heart for tribal with ramp and +1/+1 counters.
Most tribal Dragon decks run red, since all the best Dragons require red. Utvara Hellkite, Balefire Dragon, Bladewing the Risen, Scourge of Valkas, the list goes on. Heck, the format was started by using the pre-Tarkir Elder Dragons as your General, and the best two (in my opinion) require red ( Vaevictis Asmadi and Nicol Bolas). So here we are with a Dragon tribal deck without red. Not only are we without red, but we are on a budget. So, our pool for Dragons runs low. Some of the options are downright terrible and others are out of range for our $20 budget. In order to give the deck enough Dragons to be truly a tribal deck, I estimated 18 to be a good number of Dragons. So that we could get to 18, I had to put in some "Dragons." There are a few Shapeshifters with the Changeling ability, making them Dragons for everything a tribal deck needs them to be. We also have one of our ramp cards that turns into a Dragon, should we need another -- Dromoka Monument .
We also have a ton of cards that give your creatures +1/+1 counters, and even more cards that care about those counters. Thanks to the Tarkir block, we're able to get a pretty good Dragon tribal deck without using that red. If I were to expand the budget a little bit on this deck, I would add these cards: Hardened Scales, Doubling Season, Dragonlord Dromoka, Steel Hellkite, and possibly Primal Vigor.
If you're playing this deck and wondering how it works, it's pretty simple. Your first task is to protect yourself while ramping into your Dragons. After you have some Dragons out, you'll need to protect them while dealing some serious damage to your opponents. Boost your creature power with +1/+1 counters and beat them in the face. With cards like Citadel Siege and Retreat to Kazandu, you will be laying the smackdown in no time.

Date added	7 years
Last updated	7 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 21 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.13
Tokens	Knight 2/2 W w/ Vigilance, Morph 2/2 C
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