[EDH] Scion of the Ur-Dragon

[Sanguine Voyeur]

I'm starting to get in to EDH with my friends, and this [at the end of this post] is the deck I came up with. I may want to drop some card draw for mana acceleration but testing has shown that that Ur-Dragon is very powerful and quickly ends the game if he gets in even once. Possible, kick ass plays include the following;

Play Scion > Hellkite Overlord > stack damage > Nichol Bolas. This requires :w::u::b::r::g::4: , but it suddenly gets in there for eight points of trampling, flying, damage that takes out someone's hand.

Scion > Bladewing the Risen > Hellkite Overlord > a reanimate spell. With this, you can end up attacking with two Overlords in one turn.

In response to removal, Scion > Spirit Dragon. Not that amazing, but turning their removal into a Wrath or Control Magic in my favor.

Scion > Hellkite Overlord > next turn Dragon Tyrant, pump for one. This will kill any player in two turns.

Lands > Last Stand. It's just a cool thing.

Scion of the Ur-Dragon


// Mana
1 Gemstone Mine
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 City of Traitors
1 Ancient Tomb
1 City of Brass
1 Stomping Ground
1 Sacred Foundry
1 Temple Garden
1 Hallowed Fountain
1 Steam Vents
1 Godless Shrine
1 Breeding Pool
2 Island
2 Plains
2 Swamp
2 Mountain
2 Forest
1 Savannah
1 Bayou
1 Taiga
1 Volcanic Island
1 Plateau
1 Badlands
1 Underground Sea
1 Blood Crypt
1 Scrubland
1 Tundra
1 Tropical Island
1 Watery Grave
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Sakura-Tribe Elder
1 Gilded Lotus
1 Thran Dynamo
1 Darksteel Ingot
1 Coalition Relic
1 Izzet Signet
1 Dimir Signet
1 Rakdos Signet
1 Heartbeat of Spring
1 Fist of Suns
1 Rampant Growth
1 Search for Tomorrow
1 Dark Ritual
1 Cabal Ritual
1 Rite of Flame
1 Channel the Suns
1 Prismatic Omen

// Dragons
1 Dragon Tyrant
1 Ryusei, the Falling Star
1 Keiga, the Tide Star
1 Hellkite Overlord
1 Draco
1 Oros, the Avenger
1 Bladewing the Risen
1 Bogardan Hellkite
1 Two-Headed Dragon
1 Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
1 Rith, the Awakener
1 Nicol Bolas

//Card Advantage
1 Gifts Ungiven
1 Compulsive Research
1 Thirst for Knowledge
1 Fact or Fiction
1 Invoke the Firemind
1 Dragonstorm
1 All Suns' Dawn
1 Foresee
1 Intuition
1 Phyrexian Arena
1 Bottled Cloister
1 Candles of Leng

// Reanimation Spells
1 Corpse Dance
1 Shallow Grave
1 Reanimate
1 Dance of the Dead
1 Footsteps of the Goryo
1 Footbottom Feast
1 Animate Dead
1 Oath of Ghouls

// Other Stuff
1 Swords to Plowshares
1 Engineered Explosives
1 Zombie Infestation
1 Disintegrate
1 Innocent Blood
1 Barter in Blood
1 Chainer's Edict
1 Diabolic Edict
1 Cruel Edict
1 Seize the Soul
1 Beacon of Destruction
1 Last Stand
1 Mangara of Corondor
1 Vorlath’s Shapeshifter
1 Zirilan of the Claw

// Sideboard
SB: 1 Scion of the Ur-Dragon

Change Log

Oct 11
- Fathom Trawl, Staff of Domination, Careful Consideration, Dragonspeaker Shaman.
+Gifts Ungiven, Fact or Fiction, Intuition, Vorlath's Shapeshifter.

[rufus]

How about:

Gifts Ungiven
Intuition
Volrath's Shapeshifter
Fact or Fiction

[Sanguine Voyeur]

Simply put, those are all great ideas.

For Gifts, I would cut Fathom Trawl. It's just stronger and fills a similar role. Next to go is Careful Consideration for Fact or Fiction. Staff has been lack luster, Shapeshifter can take it's place. Dragonspeaker Shaman has been some what useless, so in goes Intuition.

For better reference, I've rearranged my deck list to be readable.

[ThoseWhoFearTomorrow]

Brainstorm and Scroll Rack can help you put back any dragons that you have drawn.

Where is Vorosh? When he hits, the counters stay on the Scion. It leads to fun plays like swing with Vorosh/Scion, next turn swing with Tyrant/scion for a lot!