Reign of Dragons Precon Decklist: Play EDH Like a Targaryen

Do you want to feel like a Targaryen and unleash a horde of Dragons upon your opponents? In that case, you should explore Reign of Dragons precon.

In today’s article, we’re going to unveil everything we there is to know about it, including its theme, main commander, full decklist and some upgrade ideas. Let’s get to it!

Dragons and Treasures

As mentioned, the main goal of the deck is to put in play a bunch of powerful Dragons. These massive flyers always impact the board, there’s just one issue with them — they can be fairly expensive.

Thankfully, the precon features a secondary theme, that is both a flavor and mechanical fit. After all, what would Dragons be without their Treasures.

So, the plan is pretty straightforward. Start hoarding Treasure tokens early, so you’re able to cast impactful Dragons in the late game.

Speaking of impactful Dragons, why don’t we take a look at the deck’s main commander.

Main Commander: Lathliss, Dragon Queen

If you want an oppressive commander that wins the game on its own and everybody targets it, then Lathliss isn’t for you.

You need to put in some work, plan your turns and ideally protect it somehow in order to maximize its potential. However, if you can pull that off, your reward awaits you with some epic play patterns.

Not only are you putting a 6/6 flyer in play, each nontoken Dragon that enters, gives you another 5/5 Dragon. Additionally, you can also pump your Dragon army.

Now, if you’ve been playing Magic for a while, you recognize this card as it’s a reprint. (It does feature a spectacular new artwork, though.) But why aren’t Wizards featuring new commanders? Because Foundations precons work slightly differently.

What’s the Deal With Foundations Precons?

The goal of these decks is to provide a beginner-friendly entry to Commander. They solve a couple of issues with their low price and lower complexity.

However, more experienced players also seem interested in these. They are great as base new decks, that you can easily improve with a few upgrades.

Another popular idea is to purchase all five of them, and use them as a self-contained board game. When your friends come over they don’t need to bring their own decks, but simply pick one of the five options. No need for discussions about who brought a too powerful deck.

These are significantly cheaper than regular Commander precons. As a consequence all included cards are reprints. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean that they’re bad.

Instead, the deck is pretty solid, featuring a bunch of red Commander staples (For example Abrade, Lightning Bolt, Blasphemous Act), as well as iconic Dragons (Scourge of Valkas, Drakuseth, Maw of Flames).

Reign of Dragons Decklist

Best Reprints

Perhaps you expected just bulk cards in this deck. Well, that isn’t the case, as there are some heavy-hitters included, like:

• Utvara Hellkite
• Chandra’s Ignition
• Goldlust Triad
• War Room

Naturally, there’s still plenty of room for upgrades.

Reign of Dragons Upgrade Ideas

The following three cards fit well alongside Lathliss, Dragon Queen, but weren’t reprinted here. The first card is a bit too expensive for a beginner’s precon, while the other two were just printed in The Hobbit set.

Their prices might go up in the near future, as new players start to upgrade their Reign of Dragons precons. So, if you plan to improve this deck, and like the recommended cards, now might be a good time to snag them up.

Cavern-Hoard Dragon

Even if you aren’t playing against artifact-matters decks, it’s easy to get 2-4 mana off this Dragon. There are just so many strong artifacts for every deck nowadays.

Even at six mana, this is a great deal, but anything cheaper almost feels like cheating. You put this massive Dragon in play, immediately swing and get a few Treasures back for your troubles.

As such, the card works with both your main and secondary theme of the deck and is a pretty worthwhile inclusion.

Desolation of Smaug

Small wraths that deal 3 damage to each creature typically cost three mana, so tacking an additional mana to the mix isn’t ideal. But given that your deck is full of Dragons, it should be too hard to spend that four mana right away on a powerful creature.

If you can manage to do that, you’re kinda paying zero mana for this effect, at which point it’s amazing.

The exact power level of this card still depends on what your opponents are playing, but most of the time it should be pretty good. (Even against green, which usually plays the largest creatures, you get to wipe their mana dorks.)

Desert Were-Worm

Here’s another card from the Hobbit set. This card feels somewhat similar to Lathliss, as it does need some support to really pop off. But when it does it’s going to be amazing.

You’re paying six mana for 12/5 or an even higher-powered creature plus you sometimes get an additional combat step. With a couple of large Dragons, you’ll be able to do this on the turn you deploy Were-Worm.

Still this card is best suited for more casual setting, so if your opponents are fairly cutthroat, you might opt for something else.

Ready to Cast Some Dragons?

So, how do you like this deck? Will you pickup some of the suggested cards? Let us know in the comments below.

If you plan to buy the deck, now might be a great time to pick it up and lock-in that preorder price on Amazon. It looks like this might be one of the more popular builds among the Foundations decks.

Speaking of which, if you want to learn more about the other four decks, check our Foundations Commander Precons article.

See you around, enjoy playing Magic and may you never miss your land drops, so you’ll be able to cast your Dragons on time.