Hey everyone,
I recently went through my bulk and stumbled across one of my first-ever Magic cards: Sarkhan, Soul Aflame. That got me thinking about building a Dragon Commander deck, something I’ve always wanted to do but never really found the right commander for.
The problem is: I don’t actually own that many Dragons. So rather than trying to win through regular Dragon combat damage, I had a different idea:
What if I build Sarkhan as a Voltron commander and win through Commander damage?
Sarkhan becomes a copy of a Dragon whenever another Dragon enters the battlefield, while still being Sarkhan. That seems like a pretty interesting way to turn him into a massive threat.
The rough idea is:
- Dragon ramp/discounts like Dragonlord’s Servant and Dragonspeaker Shaman to get Dragons onto the battlefield quickly.
- Power boosts like Crucible of Fire and Patchwork Banner to make Sarkhan bigger once he becomes a Dragon.
- Double damage from cards like Twinflame Tyrant to potentially close out a player with one attack.
- Dragons like Tyrant of Kher Ridges or Shivan Dragon that can give Sarkhan ways to pump himself.
- Dragons with useful ETB or attack triggers to give the deck some additional value and speed.
- Ideally, some way to get an extra combat phase and finish someone off.
So essentially, I’m looking for cards that support a Sarkhan Voltron strategy — cards that make Dragons cheaper, pump Sarkhan up, double his damage, or give me additional combat phases.
The deck is technically Dragon tribal, but the Dragons are really there to enable Sarkhan rather than being the main win condition.
Does this sound like a realistic game plan, or am I asking way too much of Sarkhan? I’d love to hear any card suggestions, ideas, or general advice!
I actually have all the cards I mentioned in my bulk.
Thanks for ur advice!