The Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Budget Core

Brian Cain
Apr 27, 2026
Can We Build a Commander Deck Around the Prepared Mechanic?
The new prepared mechanic from Secrets of Strixhaven doesn't have a dedicated commander. Let's see if we can make one ourselves.
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52%synergy
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51%synergy
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47%synergy
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47%synergy
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46%synergy
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26%synergy
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45%synergy
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5%synergy
Dragon Tempest
47%inclusion142 decks304 decks
38%synergy
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47%inclusion142 decks304 decks
44%synergy
Crux of Fate
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38%synergy
Rampant Growth
45%inclusion138 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
45%inclusion137 decks304 decks
42%synergy
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44%inclusion135 decks304 decks
41%synergy
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Sunscorch Regent
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42%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
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37%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
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35%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
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38%synergy
Wasitora, Nekoru Queen
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35%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
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30%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
34%inclusion104 decks304 decks
29%synergy
Ryusei, the Falling Star
34%inclusion103 decks304 decks
33%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
32%inclusion98 decks304 decks
32%synergy
O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami
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29%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
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28%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
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28%synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
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29%synergy
Hellkite Charger
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27%synergy
Intet, the Dreamer
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27%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
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25%synergy
Broodmate Dragon
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26%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
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24%synergy
Amareth, the Lustrous
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25%synergy
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19%synergy
Draconic Muralists
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21%synergy
Earthquake Dragon
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20%synergy
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19%synergy
Decadent Dragon
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20%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
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19%synergy
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
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17%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
21%inclusion63 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
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20%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
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15%synergy
Scavenger Regent
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17%synergy
Sagu Wildling
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18%synergy
Rapacious Dragon
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19%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
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14%synergy
Renari, Merchant of Marvels
18%inclusion56 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
18%inclusion54 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Tyrant's Familiar
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Kyodai, Soul of Kamigawa
17%inclusion53 decks304 decks
16%synergy
Chomping Changeling
17%inclusion9 decks53 decks
14%synergy
Disruptive Stormbrood
16%inclusion23 decks140 decks
16%synergy
Changeling Wayfinder
16%inclusion8 decks50 decks
14%synergy
Broodcaller Scourge
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Jeskai Shrinekeeper
15%inclusion21 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Whirlwing Stormbrood
15%inclusion21 decks140 decks
14%synergy
Territorial Hellkite
14%inclusion43 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Sapphire Dragon
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14%synergy
Boneyard Scourge
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14%synergy
Flameblast Dragon
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14%synergy
Spellbound Dragon
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14%synergy
Tiamat
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8%synergy
Gangly Stompling
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13%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
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-16%synergy
Spit Flame
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20%synergy
Dragon's Fire
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18%synergy
Negate
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9%synergy
Path to Exile
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
-14%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
14%inclusion20 decks138 decks
14%synergy
Counterspell
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-8%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
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12%synergy
Magmaquake
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13%synergy
Beast Within
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1%synergy
Draconic Lore
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12%synergy
Mortify
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8%synergy
Chaos Warp
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5%synergy
Growth Spiral
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1%synergy
Harrow
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Piercing Exhale
9.4%inclusion13 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Fact or Fiction
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7%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
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3%synergy
Putrefy
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7%synergy
Despark
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4%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
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7%synergy
Personify
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6%synergy
Osseous Exhale
7.2%inclusion10 decks138 decks
7%synergy
Caustic Exhale
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7%synergy
Crib Swap
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Entish Restoration
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5%synergy
Crush Contraband
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6%synergy
Generous Gift
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-1%synergy
Terminate
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1%synergy
Heritage Reclamation
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5%synergy
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Kodama's Reach
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19%synergy
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33%synergy
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25%synergy
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16%synergy
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13%synergy
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9%synergy
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5%synergy
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6%synergy
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11%inclusion33 decks304 decks
11%synergy
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-16%synergy
Fractured Identity
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9%synergy
Grow from the Ashes
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9%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
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4%synergy
Rain of Thorns
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8%synergy
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8%synergy
Molten Exhale
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7%synergy
Blasphemous Act
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-6%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
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5%synergy
Read the Bones
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6%synergy
In Garruk's Wake
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5%synergy
Urban Evolution
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4%synergy
Edge of Autumn
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5%synergy
Majestic Genesis
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
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-2%synergy
Aether Gale
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Temur
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5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
23%inclusion71 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Herald's Horn
23%inclusion70 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
21%inclusion64 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
-1%synergy
Fist of Suns
14%inclusion43 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Armillary Sphere
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Dragon Arch
12%inclusion37 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Mirror of the Forebears
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10%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Gathering Stone
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3%synergy
Enchantments
Crucible of Fire
42%inclusion128 decks304 decks
40%synergy
Frontier Siege
39%inclusion120 decks304 decks
38%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
37%inclusion52 decks140 decks
35%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
36%inclusion109 decks304 decks
23%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
29%inclusion40 decks139 decks
22%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
26%inclusion37 decks140 decks
25%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
26%inclusion36 decks140 decks
24%synergy
Elemental Bond
21%inclusion64 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Dracogenesis
18%inclusion26 decks141 decks
12%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
17%inclusion52 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Warstorm Surge
15%inclusion47 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Monastery Siege
15%inclusion46 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
14%inclusion43 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Kindred Discovery
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Palace Siege
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Dragonback Assault
11%inclusion15 decks140 decks
9%synergy
Bower Passage
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Monstrous Vortex
9.5%inclusion28 decks295 decks
8%synergy
Rising of the Day
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Curse of Opulence
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Acolyte of Bahamut
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Curse of Verbosity
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Colossal Majesty
6.6%inclusion20 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
6.4%inclusion9 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Teeming Dragonstorm
5.8%inclusion8 decks139 decks
5%synergy
All-Out Assault
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Curse of Bounty
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
-2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan the Masterless
19%inclusion57 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
7.9%inclusion24 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
7.6%inclusion23 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
38%inclusion114 decks304 decks
35%synergy
Reliquary Tower
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
-14%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.2%inclusion28 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
6.9%inclusion21 decks304 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
74%inclusion225 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Arcane Signet
64%inclusion195 decks304 decks
-12%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
53%inclusion160 decks304 decks
46%synergy
Commander's Sphere
45%inclusion136 decks304 decks
29%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
44%inclusion62 decks140 decks
41%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
39%inclusion120 decks304 decks
37%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
33%inclusion99 decks304 decks
-18%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion79 decks304 decks
-5%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
23%inclusion69 decks304 decks
21%synergy
Firdoch Core
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
16%inclusion48 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
16%inclusion48 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
14%inclusion44 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Mox Jasper
11%inclusion17 decks153 decks
6%synergy
Dreamstone Hedron
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Firemind Vessel
7.2%inclusion22 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Gruul Signet
6.3%inclusion19 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Pillar of Origins
5.9%inclusion18 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Herd Heirloom
5.7%inclusion8 decks140 decks
4%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.6%inclusion17 decks304 decks
0%synergy
Atarka Monument
5.3%inclusion16 decks304 decks
5%synergy
Dragonbroods' Relic
5.0%inclusion7 decks140 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion296 decks304 decks
20%synergy
Island
95%inclusion290 decks304 decks
16%synergy
Forest
95%inclusion290 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Swamp
93%inclusion284 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Plains
93%inclusion283 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Command Tower
85%inclusion259 decks304 decks
-3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
73%inclusion222 decks304 decks
29%synergy
Exotic Orchard
58%inclusion175 decks304 decks
-6%synergy
Evolving Wilds
52%inclusion158 decks304 decks
32%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
51%inclusion156 decks304 decks
34%synergy
Jungle Shrine
47%inclusion143 decks304 decks
30%synergy
Mystic Monastery
46%inclusion141 decks304 decks
33%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
46%inclusion141 decks304 decks
39%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
42%inclusion129 decks304 decks
32%synergy
Opulent Palace
42%inclusion129 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
40%inclusion122 decks304 decks
26%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
38%inclusion116 decks304 decks
23%synergy
Seaside Citadel
37%inclusion113 decks304 decks
22%synergy
Savage Lands
37%inclusion113 decks304 decks
25%synergy
Nomad Outpost
37%inclusion113 decks304 decks
25%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
34%inclusion103 decks304 decks
31%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
30%inclusion90 decks304 decks
11%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
29%inclusion41 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
28%inclusion85 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
26%inclusion80 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Myriad Landscape
21%inclusion63 decks304 decks
16%synergy
Cinder Glade
20%inclusion62 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Vivid Crag
19%inclusion59 decks304 decks
18%synergy
Ash Barrens
19%inclusion57 decks304 decks
12%synergy
Vivid Grove
19%inclusion57 decks304 decks
17%synergy
Rugged Highlands
16%inclusion50 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Vivid Marsh
16%inclusion50 decks304 decks
15%synergy
Vivid Creek
16%inclusion48 decks304 decks
14%synergy
Vivid Meadow
15%inclusion45 decks304 decks
13%synergy
Canopy Vista
13%inclusion41 decks304 decks
4%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
12%inclusion36 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Brokers Hideout
12%inclusion35 decks304 decks
10%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
11%inclusion34 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Blighted Woodland
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Prairie Stream
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
11%inclusion32 decks304 decks
2%synergy
Maestros Theater
10%inclusion31 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Riveteers Overlook
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Sunken Hollow
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
1%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
10%inclusion30 decks304 decks
9%synergy
Jungle Hollow
10%inclusion29 decks304 decks
8%synergy
Krosan Verge
8.9%inclusion27 decks304 decks
6%synergy
Tranquil Cove
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
7%synergy
Izzet Guildgate
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
8.6%inclusion26 decks304 decks
7%synergy