I Scion, With A Little Help from My Elves

Commander / EDH* Dragons Elves

Nystagmus

Lands (34)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Boseiju, Who Endures
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Godless Shrine
• 1x Indatha Triome
• 1x Ketria Triome
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Marsh Flats
• 1x Misty Rainforest
• 1x Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
• 1x Overgrown Tomb
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Tarnished Citadel
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Tropical Island
• 1x Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
• 1x Urza's Saga
• 1x Verdant Catacombs
• 1x Wasteland
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills
• 1x Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
• 1x Zagoth Triome

Tutoring (6)

• 1x Demonic Tutor
• 1x Grim Tutor
• 1x Sensei's Divining Top
• 1x Survival of the Fittest
• 1x Sylvan Library
• 1x Vampiric Tutor

Destruction & Control (15)

• 1x Aggravated Assault
• 1x Assassin's Trophy
• 1x Aura Shards
• 1x Avoid Fate
• 1x Crux of Fate
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Damnation
• 1x Deadly Rollick
• 1x Deflecting Swat
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Nature's Claim
• 1x Swords to Plowshares
• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Veil of Summer
• 1x Vindicate

Dragons (11)

• 1x Ancient Brass Dragon
• 1x Atarka, World Render
• 1x Balefire Dragon
• 1x Dragonlord Dromoka
• 1x Hellkite Overlord
• 1x Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
• 1x Nicol Bolas, the Ravager  ^Flip
• 1x Old Gnawbone
• 1x Scion of Draco
• 1x The Ur-Dragon
• 1x Worldgorger Dragon

Elven Friends (7)

• 1x Allosaurus Shepherd
• 1x Bloom Tender
• 1x Deathrite Shaman
• 1x Gaea's Herald
• 1x Joiner Adept
• 1x Llanowar Elves
• 1x Sylvan Safekeeper

Quickness (3)

• 1x Dragon Tempest
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild

Commander (1)

Non-elven Ramp (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Birds of Paradise
• 1x Chromatic Lantern
• 1x Chromatic Sphere
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Exploration
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Ignoble Hierarch
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Noble Hierarch
• 1x Realms Uncharted
• 1x Sarkhan Unbroken
• 1x Sol Ring *f-etch*
• 1x The Great Henge

Recursion (9)

• 1x Animate Dead
• 1x Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip
• 1x Crucible of Worlds
• 1x Dance of the Dead
• 1x Endurance
• 1x Journey to Eternity  ^Flip
• 1x Reanimate
• 1x Stitch Together
• 1x Wrenn and Six

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Sideboard

Other (3)

• 1x Carpet of Flowers
• 1x Scion of the Ur-Dragon
• 1x Sol Ring

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Maybeboard

Other (38)

• 1x Abrupt Decay
• 1x Asceticism
• 1x Autumn's Veil
• 1x Beledros Witherbloom
• 1x Blacksmith's Skill
• 1x Collector Ouphe
• 1x Corpse Dance
• 1x Diabolic Intent
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Domri, Anarch of Bolas
• 1x Edric, Spymaster of Trest
• 1x Eladamri, Lord of Leaves
• 1x Elvish Reclaimer
• 1x Enlightened Tutor
• 1x Goldspan Dragon
• 1x Hellkite Tyrant
• 1x Insist
• 1x Joraga Treespeaker
• 1x Kolaghan's Command
• 1x Leyline of Lifeforce
• 1x Life / Death
• 1x Life from the Loam
• 1x Orcish Bowmasters *f-pre*
• 1x Path to Exile
• 1x Prowling Serpopard
• 1x Rebuff the Wicked
• 1x Rorix Bladewing
• 1x Savage Summoning
• 1x Scalelord Reckoner
• 1x Scourge of the Throne
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Selvala, Explorer Returned
• 1x Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
• 1x Silumgar, the Drifting Death
• 1x Tamiyo's Safekeeping
• 1x Temple of the False God
• 1x Temur Ascendancy
• 1x Wargate

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This is a constant iteration of following the dragon-searching protocol with Scion of the Ur-Dragon in conjunction with an elvish flavor. VERY effective in 1 on 1 (for which it was originally built), it has transmogrified into a much better mulitplayer deck. I prefer Scion to come in as Hellkite Overlord, hopefully with one red mana extra for the +1/+0. Then an Atarka, World Render for 21 Commander damage in 2 turns. Or combo him with Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone . All in all, Scion's not a bad decoy for other tricks like Elvish Piper and Stitch Together + Survival of the Fittest .

The Animate Dead + Worldgorger Dragon combo is currently paired with only Impact Tremors for a multiplayer dragony surprise, though I've had Retreat to Hagra and other bits filtered out.

It's discombobulation seems to be a strength at the moment, and its semi-resistance to countering, but needs more playtesting just to be sure. The political game does not favor Scion in multi-player, as everyone is afraid of dragons... right?

Date added	9 years
Last updated	1 week
Splash colors	BG
Key combos	Animate Dead + Worldgorger Dragon Aggravated Assault + Old Gnawbone Stitch Together + Survival of the Fittest
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	22 - 0 Mythic Rares 61 - 2 Rares 12 - 1 Uncommons 3 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.06
Tokens	Construct 0/0 C, Dragon 4/4 R, Emblem Wrenn and Six, Treasure
Folders	Commander / EDH, Varsity