Dragons (22)
- 1x Territorial Hellkite
- 1x Nesting Dragon
- 1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
- 1x Scourge of Valkas
- 1x Thundermaw Hellkite
- 1x Destructor Dragon
- 1x Dragon Broodmother
- 1x Hellkite Charger
- 1x Hoard-Smelter Dragon
- 1x Lathliss, Dragon Queen
- 1x Mana-Charged Dragon
- 1x Moltensteel Dragon
- 1x Ryusei, the Falling Star
- 1x Savage Ventmaw
- 1x Scourge of the Throne
- 1x Atarka, World Render
- 1x Dragonlord Atarka
- 1x Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
- 1x Knollspine Dragon
- 1x Thunder Dragon
- 1x Tyrant's Familiar
- 1x Utvara Hellkite
Creature Removal (9)
- 1x Dragon Tempest
- 1x Decimate
- 1x Frontier Siege
- 1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
- 1x Scourge of Valkas
- 1x Insult / Injury
- 1x Dragonlord Atarka
- 1x Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
- 1x Tyrant's Familiar
Enhancer (5)
- 1x Mirror of the Forebears
- 1x Strionic Resonator
- 1x Flameshadow Conjuring
- 1x Sunbird's Invocation
- 1x Wild Pair
Boardwipe (3)
Other (2)
Land (38)
- 1x Command Tower
- 1x Evolving Wilds
- 1x Flamekin Village
- 7x Forest
- 1x Game Trail
- 1x Gruul Guildgate
- 1x Gruul Turf
- 1x Haven of the Spirit Dragon
- 1x Kazandu Refuge
- 1x Kessig Wolf Run
- 1x Mosswort Bridge
- 12x Mountain
- 1x Myriad Landscape
- 1x Reliquary Tower
- 1x Rogue's Passage
- 1x Rugged Highlands
- 1x Skarrg, the Rage Pits
- 1x Spinerock Knoll
- 1x Temple of Abandon
- 1x Temple of the False God
- 1x Terramorphic Expanse
Buff (10)
- 1x Kessig Wolf Run
- 1x Crash Through
- 1x Berserkers' Onslaught
- 1x Savage Beating
- 1x World at War
- 1x Hellkite Charger
- 1x Insult / Injury
- 1x Kindred Charge
- 1x Scourge of the Throne
- 1x Atarka, World Render
Artifact / Enchantment Removal (4)
Haste (3)
Commander (1)
Ramp (16)
- 1x Sol Ring
- 1x Gruul Signet
- 1x Sakura-Tribe Elder
- 1x Cultivate
- 1x Dragon's Hoard
- 1x Dragonspeaker Shaman
- 1x Kodama's Reach
- 1x Recross the Paths
- 1x Circuitous Route
- 1x Explosive Vegetation
- 1x Frontier Siege
- 1x Thran Dynamo
- 1x Gilded Lotus
- 1x Traverse the Outlands
- 1x Savage Ventmaw
- 1x Zendikar Resurgent
Card Draw (8)
- 1x Dragon's Hoard
- 1x Elemental Bond
- 1x Hunter's Insight
- 1x Lifecrafter's Bestiary
- 1x Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
- 1x Rishkar's Expertise
- 1x Knollspine Dragon
- 1x Zendikar Resurgent
Tutor (3)
I have reworked this deck into a new Temur version, which is a bit less aggressive but more interesting imo.
Here is the link to the new version: Dragons of the Maelstrom
Deck Description
Hello, I am Sheld and this is my Gruul dragon tribal deck led by Xenagos . It's my second commander deck. Similarly to my first deck, it is supposed to be fun to play casually with friends rather than being as powerful as possible (aiming at 75%).
It may seem strange to not have Atarka as your commander in this deck but Xenagos is a better choice here imo.
The advantages of Atarka are the huge potential to one-hit opponents with commander damage and that with her you always have access to a buff for your whole board.
Xenagos buffs only one creature each combat but he also provides haste for your dragons and that makes the deck much faster and more consistent. In addition to that, Xenagos is indestructible and often isn't even a creature so he is very hard to get rid off.
That being said, the deck is perfectly playable with Atarka as its commander. I would just recommend to add more haste cards and remove Berserkers' Onslaught if you want her to lead the deck.
Give the deck +1 if you like it and and let me know what you think about it. Any comments and suggestions are much appreciated. :)
Deck Strategy
This is a simple midrange deck with all the usual stuff (ramp, enhancers, creatures, removal etc.). In addition to that, there are some dragon-tribal cards (e.g. Dragon Tempest ) and a lot of buffs as they work well with Xenagos , with big Dragons and with each other in general.
The main power of this deck lies in its speed and potential to deal huge damage unexpectedly. This is achieved mainly by giving your creatures haste and doubling their damage in a variety of ways:
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double power ( Xenagos, God of Revels )
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double strike (e.g. Atarka, World Render )
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double combat (e.g. Scourge of the Throne )
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double damage ( Insult )
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double Dragons ( Kindred Charge )
The important thing is that all these damage-doubling effects multiply so the more you have the stronger they are!
It is also worth noting that extra combat steps are significantly better than other buffs as they give you an extra Xenagos trigger.
Notable card synergies
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All buffs combine very well together. The more you have at once the stronger they are. (Except having more double-strikes at once. That's obviously useless.)
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Strionic Resonator + Xenagos, God of Revels / Scourge of the Throne / Utvara Hellkite / Dragonlord Atarka / Sunbird's Invocation / Hunter's Insight and a lot of other cards
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Dragon Tempest / Scourge of Valkas + Dragon Broodmother / Utvara Hellkite / Lathliss, Dragon Queen / Nesting Dragon
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Hellkite Charger + Savage Ventmaw = as many extra combat steps for as you want
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Flameshadow Conjuring / Kindred Charge + Dragons with triggered abilities (except die-triggers)
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Mirror of the Forebears + any Dragon with a triggered ability (except ETB and die-triggers)
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| Date added | 5 years |
| Last updated | 4 years |
| Legality | This deck is Commander / EDH legal. |
| Rarity (main - side) | 7 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 24 - 0 Uncommons 8 - 0 Commons |
| Cards | 100 |
| Avg. CMC | 4.58 |
| Tokens | Copy Clone, Dragon 1/1 RG, Dragon 2/2 R, Dragon 5/5 R, Dragon 6/6 R, Dragon Egg 0/2 R, Emblem Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker |
| Folders | EDH, Atarka ideas, Gruul-Xenagos Decklists/Cards, Tapped Out - User Decks |
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