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The Ur-Dragon
Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar · 4WUBRG
Color identity: Black · Green · Red · Blue · White
The Ur-Dragon is black, green, red, blue and white: its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Eminence — As long as The Ur-Dragon is in the command zone or on the battlefield, other Dragon spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Flying
Whenever one or more Dragons you control attack, draw that many cards, then you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Reference price of the card: €26.72
Average lands in decks for The Ur-Dragon: 35
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Build your The Ur-Dragon deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Ur-Dragon 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Ur-Dragon 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)
- Consistency89
- Speed60
- Interaction43
- Resilience85
- Closing88
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 35 lands (25 nonbasic, 2 Plains, 1 Island, 1 Swamp, 4 Mountain, 2 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm · Dragon Tempest · Crux of Fate · Tiamat · Atarka, World Render · Lathliss, Dragon Queen · Dragonlord Dromoka · Farseek · Terror of the Peaks · Temur Ascendancy · Dragonspeaker Shaman · Old Gnawbone · Dracogenesis · Goldspan Dragon · Hellkite Courser · Morophon, the Boundless · Chromatic Lantern · Dragon's Hoard · Dragonlord's Servant · Rivaz of the Claw · Utvara Hellkite · Ancient Copper Dragon · Sarkhan, Soul Aflame · Scourge of Valkas · Call the Spirit Dragons · Ureni of the Unwritten · Urza's Incubator · Garruk's Uprising · Ancient Silver Dragon · Herald's Horn · Nature's Lore · Swords to Plowshares · Cultivate · Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient · Rhythm of the Wild · Rith, Liberated Primeval · Mox Jasper · Heroic Intervention · Ancient Gold Dragon · Balefire Dragon · Birds of Paradise · Twinflame Tyrant · Three Visits · Bladewing the Risen · Savage Ventmaw · Fellwar Stone · Ramos, Dragon Engine · Silumgar, the Drifting Death · Kodama's Reach · Scion of the Ur-Dragon · Smothering Tithe · Roaming Throne · Scalelord Reckoner · Scion of Draco · Two-Headed Hellkite · Ancient Brass Dragon · Bloom Tender · Cyclonic Rift · Lightning Greaves · Teferi's Protection · Ganax, Astral Hunter · Path to Exile · Command Tower · Haven of the Spirit Dragon · Exotic Orchard · Path of Ancestry · Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon · Cavern of Souls · Stomping Ground · Breeding Pool · Ketria Triome · Overgrown Tomb · Steam Vents · Wooded Foothills · Blood Crypt · Temple Garden · Sacred Foundry · Bloodstained Mire · Windswept Heath · Arid Mesa · Misty Rainforest · Scalding Tarn · Verdant Catacombs · The World Tree · Flooded Strand · Reflecting Pool · Hallowed Fountain
🃏 Recommended cards for The Ur-Dragon
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Ur-Dragon, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm | 79% | +70% |
| Dragon Tempest | 77% | +69% |
| Crux of Fate | 71% | +63% |
| Tiamat | 68% | +62% |
| Haven of the Spirit Dragon | 66% | +59% |
| Atarka, World Render | 65% | +58% |
| Lathliss, Dragon Queen | 64% | +57% |
| Dragonlord Dromoka | 61% | +54% |
| Terror of the Peaks | 60% | +53% |
| Dragonspeaker Shaman | 57% | +51% |
| Old Gnawbone | 57% | +50% |
| Hellkite Courser | 54% | +50% |
| Temur Ascendancy | 58% | +49% |
| Goldspan Dragon | 54% | +48% |
| Dracogenesis | 54% | +47% |
| Dragonlord's Servant | 52% | +47% |
| Utvara Hellkite | 51% | +46% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 52% | +46% |
| Rivaz of the Claw | 52% | +46% |
| Sarkhan, Soul Aflame | 50% | +45% |
| Scourge of Valkas | 50% | +45% |
| Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon | 51% | +45% |
| Ancient Copper Dragon | 50% | +45% |
| Call the Spirit Dragons | 49% | +43% |
💰 The best cards for your 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.
- Crux of Fate
- Haven of the Spirit Dragon
- Atarka, World Render
- Lathliss, Dragon Queen
- Dragonspeaker Shaman
- Dragonlord's Servant
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
- Dragon Tempest
- Dragonlord Dromoka
- Hellkite Courser
- Temur Ascendancy
- Goldspan Dragon
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Tiamat
- Terror of the Peaks
- Old Gnawbone
- Utvara Hellkite
- Ancient Copper Dragon
- Ureni of the Unwritten
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Ur-Dragon
- Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- Ancient Copper Dragon + Aggravated Assault → Near-infinite colored mana, Near-infinite combat damage, Near-infinite Treasure tokens, Near-infinite combat phases, Near-infinite untap of creatures you control, Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Dragon Tempest + Ancient Gold Dragon → Near-infinite damage
- Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone → Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB, Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers, Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat phases, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary → Near-infinite damage, Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers
- The World Tree + Maskwood Nexus → Put all creature cards from your library onto the battlefield
👥 Community decks with The Ur-Dragon
Full decklists published by players on EDH Optimizer, with their analysis, bracket and health. Clone them to your account and optimize them for free.
🎬 Videos and guides about The Ur-Dragon
The written version of our videos (in Spanish): deck checks, mulligans, duels and precon upgrades.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Ur-Dragon's color identity?
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 The Ur-Dragon come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Ur-Dragon deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 35 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 7.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 47 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 18 % of the time and floods 5 %. Deck health: B (72/100).
How many lands should a The Ur-Dragon deck run?
Real The Ur-Dragon 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 The Ur-Dragon?
The three highest-synergy cards are Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, Dragon Tempest, Crux of Fate. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Ur-Dragon decks.
What combos does The Ur-Dragon have?
The Ur-Dragon has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Niv-Mizzet, Parun + Niv-Mizzet, Visionary. 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 The Ur-Dragon deck cost?
You can start cheap: Crux of Fate, Haven of the Spirit Dragon, Atarka, World Render 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.