Art: Jim Murray · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Scion of the Ur-Dragon

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Legendary Creature — Dragon Avatar · from $7.79

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.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

60 of 100 at $5 or less · 45 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
12	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
13	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
14	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
15	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
16	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
17	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
18	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
19	Bojuka Bog	Land	0	$1.12
20	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
21	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
22	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
23	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
24	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
25	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
26	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
27	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
28	Dark Ritual	Instant	1	$0.44
29	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
30	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
31	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
32	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
33	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
34	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
35	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
36	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
37	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
38	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
39	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
40	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
41	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
42	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
43	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
44	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
45	Watery Grave	Land	0	$9.86
46	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
47	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
48	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
49	Reanimate	Sorcery	1	$6.56
50	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
51	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
52	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
53	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
54	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
55	Godless Shrine	Land	0	$8.47
56	Hallowed Fountain	Land	0	$6.97
57	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
58	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
59	Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$62.80
60	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
61	Toxic Deluge	Sorcery	3	$5.04
62	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
63	Blood Crypt	Land	0	$8.68
64	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
65	Overgrown Tomb	Land	0	$8.00
66	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
67	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
68	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
69	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
70	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
71	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
72	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
73	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
74	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
75	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
76	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
77	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
78	Dragonskull Summit	Land	0	$0.45
79	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
80	Sunken Hollow	Land	0	$0.29
81	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
82	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
83	Glacial Fortress	Land	0	$0.21
84	Isolated Chapel	Land	0	$0.21
85	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
86	Feed the Swarm	Sorcery	2	$0.19
87	Talisman of Dominance	Artifact	2	$0.49
88	Smoldering Marsh	Land	0	$0.27
89	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
90	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
91	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
92	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
93	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
94	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
95	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
96	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
97	Prairie Stream	Land	0	$0.19
98	Phyrexian Arena	Enchantment	3	$1.92
99	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
100	Drowned Catacomb	Land	0	$0.50

Curve of these staples

Most played with Scion of the Ur-Dragon

The 25 most-played cards in 141 settled top-16 lists running Scion of the Ur-Dragon at 16+ player events since Mar 7, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Ancient Tomb	100% · 141 of 141	48
2	Borne Upon a Wind	100% · 141 of 141	48
3	Chrome Mox	100% · 141 of 141	48
4	Command Tower	100% · 141 of 141	48
5	Demonic Tutor	100% · 141 of 141	48
6	Enlightened Tutor	100% · 141 of 141	48
7	Flusterstorm	100% · 141 of 141	48
8	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff	100% · 141 of 141	48
9	Lotus Petal	100% · 141 of 141	48
10	Mystic Remora	100% · 141 of 141	48
11	Rhystic Study	100% · 141 of 141	48
12	Scalding Tarn	100% · 141 of 141	48
13	Silence	100% · 141 of 141	48
14	Sol Ring	100% · 141 of 141	48
15	Vampiric Tutor	100% · 141 of 141	48
16	Brain Freeze	99% · 140 of 141	48
17	City of Brass	99% · 140 of 141	48
18	Elvish Spirit Guide	99% · 140 of 141	47
19	Esper Sentinel	99% · 140 of 141	48
20	Force of Will	99% · 140 of 141	48
21	Gemstone Caverns	99% · 140 of 141	48
22	Mana Confluence	99% · 140 of 141	48
23	Mana Vault	99% · 140 of 141	48
24	Marsh Flats	99% · 140 of 141	48
25	Mental Misstep	99% · 140 of 141	47

Combos with Scion of the Ur-Dragon

2 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Bladewing the Risen + Colossal Grave-Reaver + Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Infinite creature ETB · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite death triggers
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Moltensteel Dragon + Scion of the Ur-Dragon + Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon
Target opponent loses the game
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Top finishes

The 8 most recent of 157 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

3rd of 28 — Down Under Spring Scrimmage #1 on Topdeck.ggOct 10, 2026 · 2–1–2 · by Oscar Hoff
16th of 20 — Midgar Market cEDH Weekly on Topdeck.ggOct 4, 2026 · 0–4–0 · by jeremy hansen
2nd of 31 — LANDFALL cEDH - LabTable x Displacer Lion on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Tommaso Abramo 🦁
3rd of 31 — LANDFALL cEDH - LabTable x Displacer Lion on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–2–1 · by Nikolas Lisandro 🦁
6th of 31 — LANDFALL cEDH - LabTable x Displacer Lion on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by Giovanni Mano
9th of 66 — Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 2–2–2 · by Britain McGill
15th of 119 — BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH on Topdeck.ggOct 3, 2026 · 3–3–1 · by Austin, The King of Garbage
13th of 22 — TITANS OF THE UNDERGROUND FNM LAST CHANCE QUALIFIER on Topdeck.ggOct 2, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Lexton Henderson

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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