<p style="text-align: right;"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Feldon of the Third Path" href="#" target="_blank">Feldon of the Third Path</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> | Art by <a href="https://www.chasestoneart.com/">Chase Stone</a></span></em></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While I try to avoid revisiting creature types, as there are plenty out there and I want to give them all their due, Heroes and Dragons have both been revisited. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dragons were the first type reviewed, and then they were revisited after the Theme Deck Throwdown, albeit with fewer colors. Today, we’re going to triple down on a creature type, although in a completely different way.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Have you guessed it? It’s Dragons…again!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s amazing how versatile creature types can be, especially when the roster is stacked. We’ve seen Dragons as a five-color good stuff deck, a ramp deck, and yet this build is going to be completely different. It’s even going to be the same monocolor as the Throwdown winner!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When we last reviewed Dragons, we looked primarily at them as the apex of evolution, the top of the curve, the payoff to our buildup. But what if we looked at Dragons as inevitable bringers of destruction? Dragons are far more than just big fliers; they make their presence known and they can be resilient, too.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dragon History</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dragons have been around since the beginning of <em>Magic’s</em> history, typically as the gigantic flying embodiments of power. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">They’re not quite like HBO's <em>House of the Dragon </em>level medieval nuclear weapons, but they are incredibly strong and adept at beating players down from the air. There’s more to them than that, however.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dragons also breathe fire, and their very presence on the battlefield fundamentally changes the course of the conflict. That’s the kind of Dragons we’re going to build around today. These giant, scaly monsters are going to make their presence known and show just how difficult to keep down Dragons can be.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But how do we show Dragons’ resilience? And how does that relate to their ability to strike fear into foes?</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Does <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Feldon of the Third Path" href="#" target="_blank">Feldon of the Third Path</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Do?</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The most obvious aspect to notice about <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Feldon of the Third Path" href="#" target="_blank">Feldon of the Third Path</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is that he is not a Dragon. With all of the legendary Dragons out there, why would we choose a commander that isn’t a Dragon? He doesn’t even reference Dragons, like <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Zirilan of the Claw" href="#" target="_blank">Zirilan of the Claw</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span>!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What Feldon does do is something red has been getting occasional support for over the years: weird forms of reanimation. Reanimation is usually black’s deal, and, while there are colorless ways to reanimate, which we are absolutely using, Feldon goes about it in a different way.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Feldon makes copies of creatures in our grave, only they’re artifacts, have haste, and go away at the end of the turn.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">So we need our Dragons to make an impact.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Key Cards for <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Feldon of the Third Path" href="#" target="_blank">Feldon of the Third Path</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Dragons we’re using all have enters-the-battlefield (ETB) effects. Being big isn’t enough; we want our Dragons to come out, make their presence known, and then go back to the grave. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being able to return over and over is where we get the resilience, and building up ETBs makes sure our Dragons announce themselves loudly each time.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Bogardan Hellkite"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Red Dragon"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Bogardan Hellkite" href="#" target="_blank">Bogardan Hellkite</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a classic big-bang-shot Dragon, one of the win conditions of the legendary Gassy Knoll <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragonstorm" href="#" target="_blank">Dragonstorm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deck. When it enters, it deals damage to any number of targets, which is really powerful to copy with Feldon. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Remember: Feldon doesn’t immediately remove the creature it copies, so you can copy the same creature over and over.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Hunted Dragon"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Skyline Despot"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When building a relatively linear deck, I like to include cards that increase the deck’s “play” (ability to present unique scenarios, making them fun to pick up). <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Hunted Dragon" href="#" target="_blank">Hunted Dragon</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> is a fun political tool and was even included in <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Dragonstorm" href="#" target="_blank">Dragonstorm</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> decks back in the day. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Skyline Despot" href="#" target="_blank">Skyline Despot</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> adds the Monarch to the game, which is always a fun time, with extra cards and reasons for combat-encouraging action.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Faithless Looting"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Thrill of Possibility"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The other heavily-featured effect in the deck is cheap red looting/rummaging effects. These cards let us dig through the deck, loading the grave up for reanimation shenanigans. Those reanimation spells are rare to find in mono-red, but we can find them with our card velocity.</span></p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="God-Pharaoh&#039;s Gift"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Search for Survivors"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We need these additional reanimation spells to accommodate not having our commander out, which is a concern when we are loading our Dragons in a public place, our graveyard, and our commander requires a turn cycle to activate. </span></p>
<p>Much of what we do is forecasted, so having God-Pharaoh's Gift eternalizing our Dragons or Search for Survivors making our opponents choose what we get back gives us additional outs.</p>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Geier Reach Sanitarium"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Arena of Glory"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sanitarium is a fun additional source of looting, while <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Arena of Glory" href="#" target="_blank">Arena of Glory</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> can help offset Feldon’s frailty by giving him haste, enabling our shenanigans early.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But how do we close the game out?</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Does This <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Feldon of the Third Path" href="#" target="_blank">Feldon of the Third Path</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> Commander Deck Win?</span></h2>
<div class="edhrecp__cards"><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Terror of the Peaks"></div><div class="edhrecp__card-container" name="Spawn of Thraxes"></div></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unlike the other Dragon decks we’ve looked at, this one wants to engulf the table in fire. <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Terror of the Peaks" href="#" target="_blank">Terror of the Peaks</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> and <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Scourge of Valkas" href="#" target="_blank">Scourge of Valkas</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> have our Dragons blast opponents on ETB, while <span class="edhrecp__link"><a class="edhrecp__link-a" content="Spawn of Thraxes" href="#" target="_blank">Spawn of Thraxes</a><span class="edhrecp__link-image"></span></span> deals damage equal to the number of mountains we control, acting as an incredible finisher and a glorious reanimation target!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><div class="edhrecp__deck mtgh"><span class="edhrecp__deck-s" name="Feldon of the Third Path Commander Deck Tech" site="edhrec" archidekt_link="" cards="&nbsp;
[Commander]
*1 Feldon of the Third Path
[/Commander]
&nbsp;
[Creatures]
*1 Bogardan Hellkite
*1 Demanding Dragon
*1 Dragonhawk, Fate&#039;s Tempest
*1 Fire Dragon
*1 Furyborn Hellkite
*1 Ganax, Astral Hunter
*1 Hellkite Courser
*1 Hunted Dragon
*1 Knollspine Dragon
*1 Lathliss, Dragon Queen
*1 Lava-Field Overlord
*1 Magmatic Hellkite
*1 Obsidian Charmaw
*1 Opportunistic Dragon
*1 Patron of the Arts
*1 Plundering Predator
*1 Preyseizer Dragon
*1 Rapacious Dragon
*1 Red Dragon
*1 Scourge of Valkas
*1 Skyline Despot
*1 Spawn of Thraxes
*1 Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
*1 Terror of Mount Velus
*1 Terror of the Peaks
*1 Themberchaud
*1 Thunder Dragon
*1 Thundermaw Hellkite
*1 Tyrant of Kher Ridges
*1 Vengeful Ancestor
[/Creatures]
&nbsp;
[Artifacts]
*1 Gate to the Afterlife
*1 Ghost Vacuum
*1 God-Pharaoh&#039;s Gift
*1 Mimic Vat
*1 Staff of Eden, Vault&#039;s Key
*1 Yggdrasil, Rebirth Engine
[/Artifacts]
&nbsp;
[Instants]
*1 Big Score
*1 Cathartic Pyre
*1 Demand Answers
*1 Electric Revelation
*1 Faithless Salvaging
*1 Laughing Mad
*1 Sazacap&#039;s Brew
*1 Spit Flame
*1 Thrill of Possibility
*1 Unexpected Windfall
[/Instants]
&nbsp;
[Sorceries]
*1 Cathartic Reunion
*1 Faithless Looting
*1 Grab the Prize
*1 Highway Robbery
*1 Pirate&#039;s Pillage
*1 Reforge the Soul
*1 Romantic Rendezvous
*1 Search for Survivors
*1 Seize the Spoils
*1 Tormenting Voice
*1 Wheel of Misfortune
*1 Wild Guess
[/Sorceries]
&nbsp;
[Enchantments]
*1 Dragon Breath
[/Enchantments]
&nbsp;
[Lands]
*1 Arena of Glory
*1 Bonders&#039; Enclave
*1 Cavern of Souls
*1 Fogwell&#039;s Gym
*1 Geier Reach Sanitarium
*1 High Market
*30 Mountain
*1 Myriad Landscape
*1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
*1 Spinerock Knoll
*1 War Room
[/Lands]
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conclusion</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dragons have a ton of breadth…and a ton of breath! There are so many ways to build them: good stuff, clones, ramp, and now reanimator! Which is your favorite?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How would you build Dragons? And who would lead them into the fray?</span></p>


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