EDH Optimizer
Ur-Drago
Legendary Creature — Elemental · 3UUBB
Color identity: Black · Blue · Dimir
Ur-Drago is Dimir (black and blue): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
First strike
Creatures with swampwalk can be blocked as though they didn't have swampwalk.
Reference price of the card: €16.70
Average lands in decks for Ur-Drago: 38
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Build your Ur-Drago deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ur-Drago 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ur-Drago 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 (66/100)
- Consistency60
- Speed48
- Interaction100
- Resilience88
- Closing49
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 38 lands (22 nonbasic, 8 Island, 8 Swamp)
Arcane Signet · Sol Ring · Talisman of Dominance · Counterspell · Dimir Signet · Dark Ritual · Feed the Swarm · Arcane Denial · Fellwar Stone · Thought Vessel · Brainstorm · Negate · Drown in the Loch · Herald's Horn · Mulldrifter · Phyrexian Arena · Reflections of Littjara · Toxic Deluge · Vanquisher's Banner · An Offer You Can't Refuse · Gilded Lotus · Infernal Grasp · Read the Bones · Cyclonic Rift · Damnation · Ebondeath, Dracolich · Dragon's Hoard · Iymrith, Desert Doom · Kindred Discovery · Shriekmaw · Silumgar, the Drifting Death · Baleful Strix · Crux of Fate · Dragonborn Looter · Dragonlord Silumgar · Mind Stone · Ponder · Rhystic Study · Solemn Simulacrum · Urza's Incubator · Dragonstorm Globe · Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin · Ancient Brass Dragon · Ancient Silver Dragon · Commander's Sphere · Dragon Turtle · Kairi, the Swirling Sky · Mana Drain · Brainstealer Dragon · Countersquall · Dread · Icefall Regent · Mystic Remora · Night's Whisper · Pongify · Reanimate · Boneyard Scourge · Dauthi Voidwalker · Go for the Throat · Hidetsugu and Kairi · Keiga, the Tide Star · Command Tower · Drowned Catacomb · Sunken Hollow · Choked Estuary · Dimir Aqueduct · Shipwreck Marsh · Bojuka Bog · Morphic Pool · Tainted Isle · Temple of Deceit · Underground River · Watery Grave · Darkwater Catacombs · Myriad Landscape · Exotic Orchard · Reliquary Tower · Clearwater Pathway // Murkwater Pathway · Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth · Polluted Delta · Underground Sea · Hidden Lair · Rogue's Passage
🃏 Recommended cards for Ur-Drago
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ur-Drago, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Vanquisher's Banner | 36% | +33% |
| Mulldrifter | 36% | +32% |
| Gilded Lotus | 33% | +30% |
| Ebondeath, Dracolich | 31% | +30% |
| Read the Bones | 33% | +29% |
| Silumgar, the Drifting Death | 29% | +28% |
| Dragon's Hoard | 29% | +28% |
| Iymrith, Desert Doom | 29% | +28% |
| Herald's Horn | 36% | +28% |
| Shriekmaw | 29% | +27% |
| Dragonborn Looter | 27% | +26% |
| Reflections of Littjara | 36% | +26% |
| Crux of Fate | 27% | +25% |
| Dragonlord Silumgar | 27% | +25% |
| Dragonstorm Globe | 25% | +25% |
| Scavenger Regent | 25% | +24% |
| Dragon Turtle | 24% | +24% |
| Urza's Incubator | 27% | +23% |
| Kairi, the Swirling Sky | 24% | +23% |
| Phyrexian Arena | 36% | +23% |
| Ancient Brass Dragon | 24% | +22% |
| Dread | 22% | +22% |
| Icefall Regent | 22% | +22% |
| Ancient Silver Dragon | 24% | +22% |
💰 The best cards for your Ur-Drago 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.
- Mulldrifter
- Gilded Lotus
- Ebondeath, Dracolich
- Read the Bones
- Silumgar, the Drifting Death
- Dragon's Hoard
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Vanquisher's Banner
- Herald's Horn
- Dragonlord Silumgar
- Phyrexian Arena
- Dread
- Arcane Denial
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Urza's Incubator
- Ancient Brass Dragon
- Ancient Silver Dragon
- Damnation
- Kokusho, the Evening Star
- Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ur-Drago
- Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring → Infinite colorless mana, Infinite storm count
- Demonic Consultation + Thassa's Oracle → Exile your library, Win the game
- Tainted Pact + Thassa's Oracle → Win the game
- Gravecrawler + Phyrexian Altar → Infinite death triggers, Infinite ETB, Infinite LTB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite storm count
- Bloodchief Ascension + Mindcrank → Infinite mill, Near-infinite lifegain, Near-infinite lifegain triggers, Near-infinite lifeloss
- Bruvac the Grandiloquent + Maddening Cacophony → Infinite mill
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ur-Drago's color identity?
Ur-Drago is Dimir (black and blue): 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 Ur-Drago come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ur-Drago deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 38 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 6.3 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 85 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 11 % of the time and floods 15 %. Deck health: B (66/100).
How many lands should a Ur-Drago deck run?
Real Ur-Drago decks run 38 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 Ur-Drago?
The three highest-synergy cards are Vanquisher's Banner, Mulldrifter, Gilded Lotus. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ur-Drago decks.
What combos does Ur-Drago have?
Ur-Drago has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Hullbreaker Horror + Sol Ring. 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 Ur-Drago deck cost?
You can start cheap: Mulldrifter, Gilded Lotus, Ebondeath, Dracolich 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.