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Nogi, Draco-Zealot

Dragon tribal — ETB-burn / combat flood · Commander / EDH deck · shared by billiam

ARCANE Power 64 Forge 67 Bracket 3 ~$98 100 cards R
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Game Plan

This deck chains cheap Dragon spells and mana rituals into a go-wide overrun, converting creature entries and combat triggers into lethal damage through Dragon Tempest and similar payoffs. Nogi, Draco-Zealot reduces Dragon costs by {1} and becomes a 5/5 flyer when you control three or more Dragons, turning your board into an evasive clock that also triggers entry payoffs like Manaform Hellkite, Dragonmaster Outcast, Gadrak, and Ganax.

How It Wins

Commander cost reduction: Nogi makes every Dragon in your hand cost {1} less, and Dragonlord's Servant stacks that discount—together they let you deploy a 5-mana Dragon for 3 mana, or a 4-mana Dragon for 2. The entry engine: Manaform Hellkite creates a token Dragon for each noncreature spell you cast, scaled to the mana you spent; Dragonmaster Outcast makes a 5/5 flyer at upkeep once you control six lands; Gadrak and Ganax each create Treasure tokens when Dragons enter. Dragon Tempest as the kill: Every Dragon entry triggers Dragon Tempest, dealing damage equal to your Dragon count—a single Manaform Hellkite activation into a second Dragon entry can deal 10+ damage, and a full turn of spell-casting into multiple entries closes the game. Amplification through combat: Fury of the Horde and Scourge of the Throne grant extra combat phases, re-firing Nogi's attack trigger and letting you cast more spells in the same turn, which multiplies Manaform Hellkite tokens and Dragon Tempest triggers. Mana acceleration: Sol Ring, Geosurge, and Mana Geyser front-load your mana so you can cast multiple Dragons and rituals in a single turn, turning a 4-land hand into a lethal sequence by turn 5–6. Blade of Selves as a secondary kill: Blade of Selves grants myriad to an equipped Dragon, creating token copies that each trigger Dragon Tempest independently—a single attack can generate 10+ entry triggers and 100+ damage before other amplifiers.

Decklist (100 cards)

Commander (1)

  • Nogi, Draco-Zealot

Creature (25)

  • Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
  • Caldera Pyremaw
  • Crashing Drawbridge
  • Dragonlord's Servant
  • Dragonmaster Outcast
  • Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
  • Embermouth Sentinel
  • Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
  • Ganax, Astral Hunter
  • Glorybringer
  • Goldspan Dragon
  • Lathliss, Dragon Queen
  • Leyline Tyrant
  • Manaform Hellkite
  • Nesting Dragon
  • Opportunistic Dragon
  • Parapet Thrasher
  • Rapacious Dragon
  • Scourge of the Throne
  • Storm-Kiln Artist
  • Stormbreath Dragon
  • Stormshriek Feral // Flush Out
  • Territorial Hellkite
  • Thunderbreak Regent
  • Vengeful Ancestor

Instant (11)

  • Abrade
  • Big Score
  • Bulk Up
  • Chaos Warp
  • Delayed Blast Fireball
  • Electrodominance
  • Monstrous Rage
  • Scorching Dragonfire
  • Spit Flame
  • Thrill of Possibility
  • Vision of Love

Sorcery (6)

  • Blasphemous Act
  • Brotherhood's End
  • Earthquake
  • Fury of the Horde
  • Geosurge
  • Mana Geyser

Enchantment (8)

  • Berserkers' Onslaught
  • Breaching Dragonstorm
  • Curse of Opulence
  • Dragon Tempest
  • Gratuitous Violence
  • Rain of Riches
  • Shared Animosity
  • Super Speed

Artifact (12)

  • Blade of Selves
  • Captain America's Shield
  • Dragon's Hoard
  • Dragonstorm Globe
  • Fellwar Stone
  • Fireshrieker
  • Lightning Greaves
  • Patchwork Banner
  • Pyre of Heroes
  • Sol Ring
  • Springleaf Drum
  • Swiftfoot Boots

Land (37)

  • Blast Zone
  • Forgotten Cave
  • 32× Mountain
  • Path of Ancestry
  • Secluded Courtyard
  • Unclaimed Territory

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