Standard Temur Dragon Khantrol [Competitive]

Standard Scorprix

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XTechNinjaX says... #1

Scorprix - I like the Dromoka, the Eternal as a placeholder for better dragons but as soon as you can trade for a better dragon like Dragonlord Kolaghan or Dragonlord Ojutai I would. I also don't really see a huge reason to run Dromoka's Command. You don't want to confuse your mana pool so much. You straight up put white in the pool which you don't want. You are in Temur. The exploit that allows you to dip other colors is Haven of the Spirit Dragon so don't run spells that aren't Temur colors unless they are dragons if that makes sense. I would take out Dromoka's Command then fix your mana base back to Temur with 4 Haven of the Spirit Dragon. Just looking at it I would say as a baseline here are your changes but use this as a baseline and alter it accordingly as you playtest:

-1 Dromoka's Command

-2 Flooded Strand

-2 Frontier Bivouac

-2 Mystic Monastery

-1 Plains

+1 Anticipate

+2 Haven of the Spirit Dragon

+1 Temple of Mystery

+1 Wooded Foothills

+1 Yavimaya Coast

+1 Temple of Epiphany

+1 Island

As I said those are baseline suggestions and you should edit as you test but this puts you back in Temur. The only reason to dip into other colors is for dragons and 4x Haven of the Spirit Dragon and Sarkhan Unbroken's +1 can facilitate that 100%. Keep in mind this means when you do replace Dromoka, the Eternal with another dragon you don't need to alter your mana pool. You really wrecked your mana by dedicating to 4 colors. You are a Temur deck that happens to exploit other nasty dragons.

July 20, 2015 4:58 p.m. Edited.

Mortem says... #2

One problem with the most recent metagame: How does this deck deal with Hangarback Walker?

August 26, 2015 5:37 p.m.

Scorprix says... #3

@Mortem

Yo, nice to see you! I'm back from Sweden now. Want to meet up tomorrow or something. I don't go to the Y tomorrow, so I could meet up with you. Reality Shift, Silumgar's Scorn if they try to play walker for 4, Dragonlord Atarka REKS it, and Icefall Regent taps it down.

August 26, 2015 6 p.m.

downie78 says... #4

I really don't think Reality Shift is where you want to be as a control deck, yeah it turns their Siege Rhino or Hangarback Walker into a 2/2, but then you still have to answer that creature (even if it doesn't manifest an actual creature for them to flip up). Having no sweepers in a control deck is also awkward, which is why people play esper dragons, as it gives you access to better removal, sweepers, and Dragonlord Ojutai.

October 5, 2015 2:43 p.m.

comicbookguy5 says... #5

I think you should have draconic roar with all the jaces and mantis riders around

October 5, 2015 4:22 p.m.

Scorprix says... #6

downie78

Yea, it's been a bit awquard, as it was a lot better when I played Wild Slash. I think I'd rather play Draconic Roar or Roast, but it's my only solid removal for everything. I think I'm gonna try out 1 Roast and 2 DCs or something like that, but it really depends.

Any ideas? Thanks!

EDIT: Thanks comicbookguy5! Advise noted! But how will I deal with rhinos then?

October 5, 2015 4:26 p.m. Edited.

downie78 says... #7

you could go to grixis dragon control instead, which would give you access to black removal (like Crux of Fate) + any of the kolaghans, while only losing sarkhan and atarka

October 6, 2015 10:51 a.m.

Scorprix says... #8

downie78

I understand that Grixis is better, that's the fun part: Playing Dragons and control in colors that normally don't do that.

But what do you think is better: Draconic Roar or Roast?

October 6, 2015 1:37 p.m.

downie78 says... #9

I would maybe cut the Reality Shift and trim a few Anticipate to have a mixture of Draconic Roar and Roast. both are equally important, as Mantis Rider and Siege Rhino are huge parts of standard.

October 6, 2015 1:46 p.m.

comicbookguy5 says... #10

I like the instant speed of roar plus roast does not hit mantis rider

October 6, 2015 10:04 p.m.

ndbardi says... #11

I would look at cutting scatter to the winds down to 2 and maybe maybe the denial or silumgar's scorn for some combination of 3-4 clash of will. scatter is great but with more then 2 you may find it builds up in your hand while the clash is essentially the same as a denial at almost any point in the game, while your scorn would be a uu hard counter most of the time i like the flexibility of a single u mana counter

October 7, 2015 11:47 a.m.

downie78 says... #12

Horribly Awry also isn't a terrible counterspell either, I run it in my esper dragons list. With a lot of decks running either jace, hangarback, den protector, or siege rhino, it is rarely a dead card. Just another option if you want to try out different counterspells.

October 7, 2015 3:12 p.m.

blacksh1ft says... #13

Would Radiant Flames fit in this deck? Thanks :D

October 9, 2015 12:56 p.m.

SirEpic says... #14

Love it! Temur is the best and Sarkhan is awesome! blacksh1ft was right though, Radiant Flames or Displacement Wave would do this deck well

October 10, 2015 12:46 p.m.

Scorprix says... #15

@SirEpic

I already have 3x Radiant Flames in the SB. What, do you think they belong in the mainboard?

October 10, 2015 1:02 p.m.

comicbookguy5 says... #16

How has the mana been? I would cut the roast too. Every time I draw it is has been a dead card.

November 8, 2015 11:22 p.m.

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