Reign of Dragons Commander Deck Upgrade Guide

Goddric is a Human Noble with haste unless two or more nonland permanents entered under your control this turn, when he becomes a 4/4 flying Dragon. Most turns he is not a Dragon, so he rarely triggers Lathliss. He is in about one Lathliss deck in fourteen.

Ganax, Astral Hunter is a 3/4 flying Dragon for {4}{R}. Whenever Ganax or another Dragon enters under your control you create a Treasure, so each Dragon pays for the next. It is the highest-scoring card the precon is missing, played in two-thirds of Lathliss decks.

Basilisk Collar gives deathtouch and lifelink for equip {2}. It is a fine equipment, but it is played in about one Lathliss deck in seven, and it does nothing for the Dragons.

Dragon's Fire costs {1}{R} at instant speed: it deals 3 damage to a creature or planeswalker, but if you choose a Dragon you control it deals damage equal to that Dragon's power instead. With a 5/5 Dragon token that is five damage for two mana.

Hit the Mother Lode costs {4}{R}{R}{R}, seven mana, and discovers 10 at random. It is played in about one Lathliss deck in eight.

Sarkhan's Triumph costs {2}{R} at instant speed and searches for the Dragon of your choice: Lathliss herself, or a cheap Dragon on turn three. It turns a seven-mana gamble into a three-mana tutor.

Anger is a 4-mana creature with haste, and it gives your creatures haste from the graveyard if you control a Mountain. It is played in about one Lathliss deck in five and it is not a Dragon.

Verix Bladewing is a 4/4 flying Dragon for {2}{R}{R}. With kicker {3} it also creates Karox Bladewing, a 4/4 flying Dragon token. Verix triggers Lathliss when he enters, and the kicked version brings two bodies.

Count on Luck costs {R}{R}{R} and exiles the top card of your library each upkeep for you to play that turn. It is slow, and it is played in about one Lathliss deck in six.

Sarkhan, Fireblood costs {1}{R}{R}. One +1 loots, the other adds two mana of any colours that can only be spent on Dragon spells, and his -7 creates four 5/5 flying Dragon tokens. A three-mana planeswalker that ramps your Dragons every turn.

Chandra's Ignition has a target creature you control deal damage equal to its power to each other creature and each opponent. It also hits your own Dragons.

Thundermaw Hellkite is a 5/5 flying Dragon with haste for {3}{R}{R}. When it enters it deals 1 damage to each flier your opponents control and taps them. A Dragon that triggers Lathliss and attacks the turn it arrives.

Bitter Reunion discards a card to draw two and can be sacrificed to give your creatures haste. It does not add to the board.

Reckless Barbarian is a 2/2 Dragon Barbarian for {1}{R}. You can sacrifice it for {R}{R}, so it is a cheap Dragon that triggers Lathliss and pays for the next one.

Commander's Sphere is a three-mana rock that taps for one mana of your commander's colours, and the deck has eight other mana rocks, plus 38 lands.

Patron of the Arts is a 3/1 Dragon Noble for {2}{R}. It creates a Treasure when it enters and again when it dies, so it triggers Lathliss and gives you two Treasures for three mana.

Forgotten Cave enters tapped, cycles for {R}, and taps for {R}.

Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon taps for {C}, or for one mana of any colour spent only on Dragon spells. For {4}, a tap and a sacrifice it searches your library for any Dragon card, so it is a land that pays for a Dragon and then finds one.

Cursed Mirror is a three-mana rock that taps for {R} and can copy a creature until end of turn. It is a ninth rock in a deck that has plenty of mana.

Sarkhan the Masterless costs {3}{R}{R}: whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, each Dragon you control deals 1 damage to it. His +1 turns each planeswalker you control into a 4/4 flying Dragon until end of turn, and his -3 creates a 4/4 flying Dragon token.

Lightning Bolt ({R}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 9 in the Oracle: it is in 30% of Lathliss decks with -6% synergy. It reads: Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.

Wrathful Red Dragon ({3}{R}{R}) scores 50: it is in 51% of Lathliss decks with 49% synergy. It reads: Flying. Whenever a Dragon you control is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target that isn't a Dragon.

The Elder Dragon War ({2}{R}{R}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 14 in the Oracle: it is in 14% of Lathliss decks with 13% synergy. It reads: Read ahead. I : This Saga deals 2 damage to each creature and each opponent. II : Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.

Goldspan Dragon ({3}{R}{R}) scores 47: it is in 56% of Lathliss decks with 42% synergy. It reads: Flying, haste. Whenever this creature attacks or becomes the target of a spell, create a Treasure token. Treasures you control have "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."

Chain Reaction ({2}{R}{R}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 16 in the Oracle: it is in 23% of Lathliss decks with 11% synergy. It reads: Chain Reaction deals X damage to each creature, where X is the number of creatures on the battlefield.

Dracogenesis ({6}{R}{R}) scores 38: it is in 39% of Lathliss decks with 37% synergy. It reads: You may cast Dragon spells without paying their mana costs.

Outpost Siege ({3}{R}) is one of the lowest-scoring cards in the precon, at 19 in the Oracle: it is in 24% of Lathliss decks with 16% synergy. It reads: As this enchantment enters, choose Khans or Dragons. • Khans : At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library.

Desolation of Smaug ({2}{R}{R}) scores 32: it is in 34% of Lathliss decks with 30% synergy. It reads: Desolation of Smaug deals 3 damage to each non-Dragon creature. Add four mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells.