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Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar · WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
Scion of the Ur-Dragon is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Flying
{2}: Search your library for a Dragon permanent card and put it into your graveyard. If you do, Scion of the Ur-Dragon becomes a copy of that card until end of turn. Then shuffle.
Reference price of the card: €3.39
Average lands in decks for Scion of the Ur-Dragon: 34
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Build your Scion of the Ur-Dragon deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Scion of the Ur-Dragon 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Scion of the Ur-Dragon 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+ (75/100)
- Consistency90
- Speed65
- Interaction40
- Resilience88
- Closing81
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (24 nonbasic, 1 Plains, 1 Island, 2 Swamp, 3 Mountain, 3 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Birds of Paradise · Bladewing the Risen · Colossal Grave-Reaver · Dragon Tempest · Reanimate · Crux of Fate · Farseek · Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm · Atarka, World Render · Animate Dead · Dragonlord Dromoka · Ancient Copper Dragon · Chromatic Lantern · Rivaz of the Claw · Fellwar Stone · Teneb, the Harvester · Old Gnawbone · Swords to Plowshares · Ancient Silver Dragon · Silumgar, the Drifting Death · The Ur-Dragon · Ignoble Hierarch · Ancient Brass Dragon · Demonic Tutor · Bloom Tender · Nature's Lore · Balefire Dragon · Temur Ascendancy · Terror of the Peaks · Utvara Hellkite · Cultivate · Patriarch's Bidding · Smothering Tithe · Dragon's Hoard · Lightning Greaves · Rhystic Study · Scourge of Valkas · Three Visits · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Noble Hierarch · Delighted Halfling · Hellkite Tyrant · Living Death · Swan Song · Vampiric Tutor · Ancient Gold Dragon · Savage Ventmaw · Ureni of the Unwritten · Call the Spirit Dragons · Gleaming Splendor · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Prismari, the Inspiration · Mystic Remora · Enlightened Tutor · Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund · Kodama's Reach · Path to Exile · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Faeburrow Elder · Lotus Petal · Chrome Mox · Rampant Growth · Esper Sentinel · Command Tower · Exotic Orchard · Verdant Catacombs · Bloodstained Mire · Misty Rainforest · Wooded Foothills · Polluted Delta · Windswept Heath · Scalding Tarn · Flooded Strand · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Marsh Flats · Arid Mesa · Stomping Ground · City of Brass · Overgrown Tomb · Breeding Pool · Path of Ancestry · Blood Crypt · Mana Confluence · Steam Vents · Temple Garden · Watery Grave · Cavern of Souls
🃏 Recommended cards for Scion of the Ur-Dragon
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Scion of the Ur-Dragon, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Colossal Grave-Reaver | 54% | +53% |
| Bladewing the Risen | 54% | +50% |
| Reanimate | 52% | +47% |
| Dragon Tempest | 53% | +45% |
| Animate Dead | 47% | +45% |
| Crux of Fate | 51% | +44% |
| Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm | 50% | +42% |
| Teneb, the Harvester | 43% | +41% |
| Atarka, World Render | 48% | +41% |
| Dragonlord Dromoka | 47% | +40% |
| Ancient Copper Dragon | 45% | +40% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 45% | +39% |
| The Ur-Dragon | 40% | +39% |
| Rivaz of the Claw | 44% | +38% |
| Silumgar, the Drifting Death | 40% | +37% |
| Old Gnawbone | 42% | +36% |
| Ancient Silver Dragon | 40% | +36% |
| Ancient Brass Dragon | 38% | +35% |
| Birds of Paradise | 56% | +30% |
| Balefire Dragon | 34% | +30% |
| Patriarch's Bidding | 33% | +29% |
| Utvara Hellkite | 34% | +29% |
| Ignoble Hierarch | 39% | +28% |
| Bloodstained Mire | 49% | +28% |
💰 The best cards for your Scion of the Ur-Dragon 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.
- Bladewing the Risen
- Dragon Tempest
- Crux of Fate
- Teneb, the Harvester
- Atarka, World Render
- Haven of the Spirit Dragon
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Reanimate
- Animate Dead
- Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
- Dragonlord Dromoka
- Birds of Paradise
- Patriarch's Bidding
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Colossal Grave-Reaver
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- The Ur-Dragon
- Old Gnawbone
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Ancient Brass Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Scion of the Ur-Dragon
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Underworld Breach + Lotus Petal + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze → Infinite self-mill, Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite mill, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Curiosity + Niv-Mizzet, Parun → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite card draw, Near-infinite damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is Scion of the Ur-Dragon's color identity?
Scion of the Ur-Dragon is black, green, red, blue and white: 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 Scion of the Ur-Dragon come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Scion of the Ur-Dragon deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.5 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 16 % of the time and floods 6 %. Deck health: B+ (75/100).
How many lands should a Scion of the Ur-Dragon deck run?
Real Scion of the Ur-Dragon decks run 34 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 Scion of the Ur-Dragon?
The three highest-synergy cards are Colossal Grave-Reaver, Bladewing the Risen, Reanimate. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Scion of the Ur-Dragon decks.
What combos does Scion of the Ur-Dragon have?
Scion of the Ur-Dragon has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle. 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 Scion of the Ur-Dragon deck cost?
You can start cheap: Bladewing the Risen, Dragon Tempest, Crux of Fate 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.