EDH Optimizer
Dragon's Smile
Legendary Artifact — Vehicle · 5RR
Color identity: Red
Dragon's Smile is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Once during each of your turns, you may pay {0} rather than pay the mana cost for a spell you cast from exile.
Whenever Dragon's Smile deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles that many cards from the top of their library. You may play those cards this turn.
Crew 3
Average lands in decks for Dragon's Smile: 36
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Build your Dragon's Smile deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Dragon's Smile 📥 Analyze my deck🃏 Recommended cards for Dragon's Smile
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dragon's Smile, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Charred Foyer // Warped Space | 77% | +74% |
| Laelia, the Blade Reforged | 74% | +68% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 71% | +68% |
| Nalfeshnee | 69% | +67% |
| Bonehoard Dracosaur | 70% | +66% |
| Emrakul, the Exigent Doom | 64% | +63% |
| Party Thrasher | 64% | +62% |
| Flaming Tyrannosaurus | 60% | +58% |
| Delayed Blast Fireball | 63% | +58% |
| Improvisation Capstone | 61% | +56% |
| Keeper of Secrets | 57% | +55% |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | 68% | +55% |
| Glimpse the Impossible | 58% | +54% |
| Count on Luck | 61% | +53% |
| Nico Minoru, Runaway | 52% | +51% |
| Plargg and Nassari | 51% | +49% |
| Passionate Archaeologist | 52% | +49% |
| Professional Face-Breaker | 73% | +49% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 60% | +47% |
| Reckless Impulse | 50% | +42% |
| Tannuk, Steadfast Second | 42% | +39% |
| Geosurge | 42% | +39% |
| Valakut Exploration | 43% | +39% |
| Spider-Verse | 38% | +38% |
💰 The best cards for your Dragon's Smile deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Charred Foyer // Warped Space
- Laelia, the Blade Reforged
- Party Thrasher
- Glimpse the Impossible
- Count on Luck
- Plargg and Nassari
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Nalfeshnee
- Flaming Tyrannosaurus
- Keeper of Secrets
- Professional Face-Breaker
- Geosurge
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bonehoard Dracosaur
- Emrakul, the Exigent Doom
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Improvisation Capstone
- Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
- Nico Minoru, Runaway
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dragon's Smile
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Underworld Breach + Grinding Station → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite storm count, Near-infinite mana among colors of legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dragon's Smile's color identity?
Dragon's Smile is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
How many lands should a Dragon's Smile deck run?
Real Dragon's Smile decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Dragon's Smile?
The three highest-synergy cards are Charred Foyer // Warped Space, Laelia, the Blade Reforged, Wild-Magic Sorcerer. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dragon's Smile decks.
What combos does Dragon's Smile have?
Dragon's Smile has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Dragon's Smile deck cost?
You can start cheap: Charred Foyer // Warped Space, Laelia, the Blade Reforged, Party Thrasher are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.