Knollspine Dragon

Creature — Dragon

Flying

When Knollspine Dragon enters the battlefield, you may discard your hand and draw cards equal to the damage dealt to target opponent this turn.

Discussion (51)

king-saproling on Managorger Dragons

4 weeks ago

Thoughts on these? Knollspine Dragon, Basalt Monolith, Urza's Incubator, Hunter's Prowess, Hunter's Insight, Rishkar's Expertise, Soul's Majesty, Relentless Assault, World at War, Savage Beating

king-saproling on Blazin' Inferno

2 months ago

You might like these: Grasping Dunes , Tahngarth's Rage , Shuko , Skullclamp , Gratuitous Violence , Seize the Day , Worn Powerstone , Alena, Kessig Trapper , Not of This World , Mudslide , Smoke , Knollspine Dragon , Serrated Biskelion , Contagion Clasp , Rush of Blood , Belbe's Armor

king-saproling on Oddly Slingly Rakdos Burn

2 months ago

Cool deck! Seems like a fun trio. You might consider these:

Umbral Mantle , Staff of Domination , Aggravated Assault , Angrath's Marauders , Knollspine Dragon , Doomed Necromancer , Mimic Vat , Purphoros's Intervention , Crater's Claws , Banefire , Syr Konrad, the Grim

Dr_Pelicano on DRAGOOOOONN

2 months ago

Hellkite Courser , Sprite Dragon , Knollspine Dragon , Niv-Mizzet Reborn , Scalelord Reckoner , Boneyard Scourge , Runehorn Hellkite , Harbinger of the Hunt

king-saproling on Carah Approaches with Pyromantic Intent

2 months ago

Hey CalebKT thanks for checking out the list and offering some ideas!

Yep Mana Geyser is great and has been on my radar. I decided against it since it doesn’t get Carah out faster and can be tricky to cast within a chain of Approaches due to its high cmc. It’s good for the turn following Carah’s entry or like you said, as part of a Past in Flames or similar replay effect, so it’s definitely worth considering.

For this deck, a copy of Approach is actually more useful than Double Vision. We just need one Approach + Carah to start chaining them, so I think the 5 mana investment into DV isn’t worth it. In playtesting I can usually close out the game the turn after Carah drops, or at worst the turn after that. That’s also the reason I don’t run much removal. It’s definitely a glass cannon strategy but I think that’s spiritually fitting for mono red haha.

The cool thing about Carah + Approach is we never need a draw spell. Carah is essentially +1 draw and every Approach is like +3 draw. Also you could always snag a Knollspine Dragon off a fifth Approach if you really need to pick up some some accelerant (e.g. Lotus Petal , Rite of Flame ) to continue the chain of Approaches.

Great recommendations though, thanks again for sharing!

king-saproling on Ragavan, Boatswain of the Dragon's Smile

3 months ago

Thoughts on these? Curse of Opulence , Gamble , Flamekin Harbinger , Possibility Storm , Dust Corona , Scroll Rack , Sensei's Divining Top , Elemental Mastery , Dragonstorm , Knollspine Dragon , Nesting Dragon , Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith , Rapacious One

Hydrax on Mizzix, Dragon Caller

3 months ago

+1 for a sweet deck!

Just one thing - Knollspine Dragon says "you may discard your hand and draw cards equal to the damage dealt to target opponent this turn". I don't believe a single Dragon's Approach will draw you 9 cards. Sure, each opponent takes 3 but you have to pick a single person and count their damage when triggering Knollspine's effect. Of course if there's a Fiery Emancipation then yeah everyone takes 9.

king-saproling on Akiri & Ardenn: Enhanced Combat

3 months ago

Thoughts on these? Lotus Petal , Simian Spirit Guide , Stoneforge Acolyte , Dockside Extortionist , Brass's Bounty , Wyleth, Soul of Steel , Axgard Armory , Seize the Day , Tithe , Weathered Wayfarer , Not of This World , Flawless Maneuver , Knollspine Dragon , Exotic Orchard , Bludgeon Brawl