The Ur-Dragon (Commander) - cEDH Aggro

Jeremy Rowe
Jun 5, 2026
Five Problems with Five-Color Typal Commanders
Jro looks at why five-color typal commanders so often feel hollow in Commander games, giving us a breakdown of five recurring design issues.
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Moxfield
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MTGStocks
Smaug the Magnificent
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Tiamat
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
87%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
86%synergy
Ancient Silver Dragon
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
81%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
80%synergy
Dragon Tempest
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
77%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
77%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
73%synergy
Ancient Copper Dragon
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
73%synergy
Old Gnawbone
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
72%synergy
Top Cards
Morophon, the Boundless
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
65%synergy
Atarka, World Render
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
71%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
73%inclusion8 decks11 decks
66%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
65%synergy
Ancient Gold Dragon
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
67%synergy
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
67%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
59%synergy
Farseek
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Urza's Incubator
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Hellkite Courser
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
60%synergy
Game Changers
Teferi's Protection
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
43%synergy
Demonic Tutor
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Rhystic Study
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
24%synergy
Worldly Tutor
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Smothering Tithe
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
11%synergy
The One Ring
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Mana Vault
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
22%synergy
Creatures
Balefire Dragon
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
53%synergy
Ancient Brass Dragon
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
54%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
52%synergy
Birds of Paradise
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
45%synergy
Twinflame Tyrant
50%inclusion6 decks12 decks
46%synergy
Roaming Throne
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Ramos, Dragon Engine
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
44%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
45%inclusion5 decks11 decks
40%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
40%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
37%synergy
Scion of Draco
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
38%synergy
Bloom Tender
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Bonehoard Dracosaur
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
35%synergy
Cavern-Hoard Dragon
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Hellkite Charger
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
33%synergy
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Korlessa, Scale Singer
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Dragonlord Silumgar
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Dragonlord Kolaghan
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Dragon Broodmother
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
25%synergy
Ignoble Hierarch
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Ureni, the Song Unending
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Dragonologist
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
26%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
27%inclusion3 decks11 decks
24%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Steel Hellkite
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Ancient Bronze Dragon
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Noble Hierarch
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Dragonborn Champion
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Delighted Halfling
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Marang River Regent
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Scavenger Regent
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
16%synergy
Deceptive Frostkite
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Instants
Heroic Intervention
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Eladamri's Call
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Mana Drain
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Deflecting Swat
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Counterspell
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Stubborn Denial
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Force of Will
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Everybody Lives!
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Swan Song
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Noxious Revival
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-24%synergy
Enlightened Tutor
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Pact of Negation
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Spider-Sense
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
9%synergy
Veil of Summer
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Absorb
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Dovin's Veto
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Entomb
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Krosan Grip
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Lim-Dûl's Vault
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Draconic Lore
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ray of Revelation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Legolas's Quick Reflexes
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Essence Flux
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Beast Within
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Return to Nature
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Summoner's Pact
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Flusterstorm
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Silence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Disenchant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Force of Negation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Naturalize
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Bolt Bend
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Pulse of Murasa
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Path to Exile
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-22%synergy
Demystify
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Akroma's Will
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Crux of Fate
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
49%synergy
Cultivate
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Kodama's Reach
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Jeska's Will
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
-5%synergy
Majestic Genesis
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Tooth and Nail
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Last March of the Ents
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Blasphemous Act
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Reanimate
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Supreme Verdict
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Imperial Seal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Revoke Existence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Torment of Hailfire
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Turntimber Symbiosis
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Farewell
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Finale of Devastation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Living Death
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Fumigate
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Show and Tell
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Explore
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Seasons Past
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shamanic Revelation
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Dreadbore
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Grim Tutor
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Molten Rain
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sylvan Scrying
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
39%synergy
The Great Henge
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Lightning Greaves
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Fist of Suns
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Sensei's Divining Top
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Time Sieve
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
The Immortal Sun
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Shadowspear
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Doubling Cube
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Feast and Famine
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Bootleggers' Stash
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Domination
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dracogenesis
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
57%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Aggravated Assault
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Defense of the Heart
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Kindred Discovery
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Sylvan Library
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Sneak Attack
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Steely Resolve
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Omniscience
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
7.7%inclusion1 decks13 decks
4%synergy
Doubling Season
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Lurking Predators
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Annie Joins Up
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Frontier Siege
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Guardian Project
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Tribute to the World Tree
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Unnatural Growth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Celestial Mantle
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Burgeoning
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Mystic Remora
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Aura Shards
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Asceticism
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Zendikar Resurgent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Mana Reflection
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Privileged Position
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Revel in Riches
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Black Market Connections
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Solitary Confinement
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Prismatic Omen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Virtue of Persistence
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan, Fireblood
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
20%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Vraska, Golgari Queen
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Ineffable
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Nissa, Vital Force
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Garruk, Caller of Beasts
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Domri, Anarch of Bolas
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragonsoul
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Ugin, the Spirit Dragon
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Boseiju, Who Endures
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
32%synergy
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Ancient Tomb
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Arena of Glory
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Gaea's Cradle
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Lotus Field
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Urza's Saga
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-3%synergy
Reliquary Tower
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-18%synergy
Three Tree City
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion11 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
51%synergy
Mox Jasper
55%inclusion6 decks11 decks
50%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Lotus Petal
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
14%synergy
Chrome Mox
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
15%synergy
Patchwork Banner
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Fellwar Stone
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-17%synergy
Mox Diamond
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Firdoch Core
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
10%synergy
Commander's Sphere
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Grim Monolith
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
Cursed Mirror
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Mox Amber
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
1%synergy
Thought Vessel
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
Gilded Lotus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Mox Opal
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Timeless Lotus
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Lands
Command Tower
93%inclusion13 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Stomping Ground
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
56%synergy
Mountain
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Forest
86%inclusion12 decks14 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
64%synergy
Island
71%inclusion10 decks14 decks
-8%synergy
Swamp
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
39%synergy
Ketria Triome
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
41%synergy
Cavern of Souls
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
47%synergy
Overgrown Tomb
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
36%synergy
Plains
64%inclusion9 decks14 decks
-14%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
64%inclusion7 decks11 decks
58%synergy
Misty Rainforest
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Breeding Pool
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Sacred Foundry
57%inclusion8 decks14 decks
34%synergy
Steam Vents
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
26%synergy
The World Tree
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
23%synergy
Blood Crypt
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
29%synergy
Godless Shrine
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
26%synergy
Scalding Tarn
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
28%synergy
Mana Confluence
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
31%synergy
Polluted Delta
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Temple Garden
50%inclusion7 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Windswept Heath
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
15%synergy
Wooded Foothills
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Reflecting Pool
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
27%synergy
Path of Ancestry
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
-1%synergy
Arid Mesa
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Marsh Flats
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Flooded Strand
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
18%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
21%synergy
Watery Grave
43%inclusion6 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Hallowed Fountain
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
10%synergy
Ziatora's Proving Ground
36%inclusion5 decks14 decks
19%synergy
Taiga
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
16%synergy
Volcanic Island
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
17%synergy
Raugrin Triome
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
12%synergy
Indatha Triome
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
8%synergy
City of Brass
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Zagoth Triome
29%inclusion4 decks14 decks
8%synergy
Savai Triome
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
7%synergy
Tundra
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Badlands
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
11%synergy
Spara's Headquarters
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
2%synergy
Underground Sea
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
3%synergy
Raffine's Tower
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy
Savannah
21%inclusion3 decks14 decks
9%synergy