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Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Legendary Creature — Bird Dragon · 3RR
Color identity: Red
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
Whenever Dragonhawk enters or attacks, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of creatures you control with power 4 or greater. You may play those cards until your next end step. At the beginning of your next end step, Dragonhawk deals 2 damage to each opponent for each of those cards that are still exiled.
Reference price of the card: €2.26
Average lands in decks for Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest: 35
BurnAggroTreasureDragonsExtra CombatsFlyingExileImpulse Draw
Build your Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (69/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed69
- Interaction44
- Resilience64
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (8 nonbasic, 27 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Ruby Medallion · Chaos Warp · Blasphemous Act · Combat Celebrant · Lightning Greaves · Bolt Bend · Goldspan Dragon · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Mana Geyser · Defiler of Instinct · Sunspine Lynx · Swiftfoot Boots · Thundermane Dragon · Chaos Dragon · Neheb, the Eternal · Laelia, the Blade Reforged · Seething Song · Atsushi, the Blazing Sky · Scytheclaw Raptor · The Fire Crystal · Cursed Mirror · Mind Stone · Scourge of the Throne · Solphim, Mayhem Dominus · Abrade · Vandalblast · Wild-Magic Sorcerer · Jeska's Will · Terror of the Peaks · Dragon Tempest · Goldlust Triad · Hazoret's Monument · Leyline Tyrant · Bonehoard Dracosaur · Parapet Thrasher · Roaming Throne · Untimely Malfunction · Bloodsworn Steward · Fire Diamond · Giant Cindermaw · Thunderbreak Regent · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Dragonlord's Servant · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Big Score · Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge · Return the Favor · Delayed Blast Fireball · Karlach, Fury of Avernus · Fellwar Stone · Twinflame Tyrant · Dragonmaster Outcast · Wayfarer's Bauble · Deflecting Swat · Desert Were-Worm · Overpowering Attack · Rising of the Day · Tyrox, Saurid Tyrant · Bonecrusher Giant // Stomp · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Lightning Bolt · Cavern-Hoard Dragon · Arena of Glory · War Room · Myriad Landscape · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Spinerock Knoll · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Rogue's Passage · Bonders' Enclave
🃏 Recommended cards for Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Combat Celebrant | 61% | +53% |
| Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind | 55% | +52% |
| Thundermane Dragon | 51% | +49% |
| Chaos Dragon | 50% | +48% |
| Defiler of Instinct | 52% | +46% |
| Scytheclaw Raptor | 48% | +46% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 57% | +44% |
| Laelia, the Blade Reforged | 49% | +44% |
| Atsushi, the Blazing Sky | 48% | +42% |
| Sunspine Lynx | 51% | +42% |
| Scourge of the Throne | 46% | +40% |
| Wild-Magic Sorcerer | 43% | +40% |
| Parapet Thrasher | 40% | +38% |
| Dragon Tempest | 41% | +38% |
| Bolt Bend | 57% | +37% |
| Giant Cindermaw | 37% | +36% |
| Goldlust Triad | 41% | +36% |
| Bloodsworn Steward | 37% | +36% |
| Bonehoard Dracosaur | 40% | +35% |
| Thunderbreak Regent | 37% | +35% |
| Leyline Tyrant | 41% | +34% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 36% | +33% |
| Neheb, the Eternal | 50% | +33% |
| Solphim, Mayhem Dominus | 46% | +32% |
💰 The best cards for your Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 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.
- Combat Celebrant
- Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
- Thundermane Dragon
- Defiler of Instinct
- Scytheclaw Raptor
- Laelia, the Blade Reforged
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Chaos Dragon
- Goldspan Dragon
- Wild-Magic Sorcerer
- Bolt Bend
- Goldlust Triad
- Neheb, the Eternal
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Bonehoard Dracosaur
- Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
- Terror of the Peaks
- Roaming Throne
- Delayed Blast Fireball
- Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
- 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
- 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
- Sword of Feast and Famine + Aggravated Assault → Infinite combat phases
- Reiterate + Mana Geyser → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest's color identity?
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 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.
What turn does Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 28 % of the time and floods 2 %. Deck health: B (69/100).
How many lands should a Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck run?
Real Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest decks run 35 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 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest?
The three highest-synergy cards are Combat Celebrant, Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind, Thundermane Dragon. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest decks.
What combos does Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest have?
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 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 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck cost?
You can start cheap: Combat Celebrant, Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind, Thundermane Dragon 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.