EDH Optimizer
Dragonlord Atarka
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon · 5RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
Dragonlord Atarka is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying, trample
When Dragonlord Atarka enters, it deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or planeswalkers your opponents control.
Reference price of the card: €0.79
Comes in the precon Temur Roar
Average lands in decks for Dragonlord Atarka: 35
DragonsRampAggroBurnFlyingGood StuffComboHistoric
Build your Dragonlord Atarka deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Dragonlord Atarka 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Dragonlord Atarka deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (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 (72/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed67
- Interaction41
- Resilience64
- Closing98
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 5 Mountain, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Garruk's Uprising · Cultivate · Atarka, World Render · Rhythm of the Wild · Rampant Growth · Beast Within · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Dragonlord's Servant · Goblin Anarchomancer · Savage Ventmaw · Dragon Tempest · Kodama's Reach · Return of the Wildspeaker · Farseek · Dragonborn Champion · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Nature's Lore · Terror of the Peaks · Heroic Intervention · Thunderbreak Regent · Blasphemous Act · Thrakkus the Butcher · Hellkite Courser · Rishkar's Expertise · Chaos Warp · Dragon's Hoard · Scourge of Valkas · Utvara Hellkite · Dragonmaster Outcast · Drakuseth, Maw of Flames · Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind · Llanowar Elves · Elemental Bond · Old Gnawbone · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Decimate · Gruul Signet · Harmonize · Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient · Xenagos, God of Revels · Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory · Encroaching Dragonstorm · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Warstorm Surge · Wrathful Red Dragon · Earthquake Dragon · Goldspan Dragon · Jade Orb of Dragonkind · Three Visits · Atarka's Command · Birds of Paradise · Elvish Mystic · Eternal Witness · Skyshroud Claim · Harbinger of the Hunt · Balefire Dragon · Crucible of Fire · Dragonstorm Globe · Talisman of Impulse · Twinflame Tyrant · Klauth's Will · Scaled Nurturer · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Stomping Ground · Karplusan Forest · Rockfall Vale · Game Trail · Temple of Abandon · Kessig Wolf Run · Wooded Foothills · Gruul Turf · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Spire Garden · Sheltered Thicket · Path of Ancestry · Thornspire Verge · Boseiju, Who Endures · Commercial District · Fire-Lit Thicket · Mossfire Valley · Arena of Glory · Rugged Highlands · Evolving Wilds · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Mosswort Bridge
🃏 Recommended cards for Dragonlord Atarka
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Dragonlord Atarka, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Atarka, World Render | 56% | +53% |
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 47% | +44% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 46% | +43% |
| Dragon Tempest | 44% | +40% |
| Thunderbreak Regent | 39% | +37% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 40% | +36% |
| Savage Ventmaw | 45% | +35% |
| Thrakkus the Butcher | 38% | +35% |
| Dragonborn Champion | 40% | +34% |
| Terror of the Peaks | 40% | +33% |
| Utvara Hellkite | 35% | +33% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 35% | +32% |
| Hellkite Courser | 36% | +32% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 35% | +32% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 34% | +31% |
| Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind | 33% | +31% |
| Dragonmaster Outcast | 34% | +30% |
| Drakuseth, Maw of Flames | 34% | +28% |
| Bloomvine Regent | 29% | +28% |
| Ganax, Astral Hunter | 29% | +28% |
| Wrathful Red Dragon | 29% | +27% |
| Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient | 30% | +26% |
| Jade Orb of Dragonkind | 28% | +26% |
| Earthquake Dragon | 28% | +26% |
💰 The best cards for your Dragonlord Atarka 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.
- Atarka, World Render
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen
- Dragonlord's Servant
- Thunderbreak Regent
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
- Savage Ventmaw
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Dragon Tempest
- Dragonborn Champion
- Scourge of Valkas
- Hellkite Courser
- Wrathful Red Dragon
- Earthquake Dragon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Terror of the Peaks
- Utvara Hellkite
- Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
- Old Gnawbone
- Balefire Dragon
- Twinflame Tyrant
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Dragonlord Atarka
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
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Frequently asked questions
What is Dragonlord Atarka's color identity?
Dragonlord Atarka is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors 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 Dragonlord Atarka come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Dragonlord Atarka deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 5.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 91 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 12 % of the time and floods 7 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a Dragonlord Atarka deck run?
Real Dragonlord Atarka 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 Dragonlord Atarka?
The three highest-synergy cards are Atarka, World Render, Lathliss, Dragon Queen, Dragonlord's Servant. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Dragonlord Atarka decks.
What combos does Dragonlord Atarka have?
Dragonlord Atarka has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. 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 Dragonlord Atarka deck cost?
You can start cheap: Atarka, World Render, Lathliss, Dragon Queen, Dragonlord's Servant 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.