The Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Budget Dragons

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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Choreographed Sparks
3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
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3.3%inclusion1 decks30 decks
3%synergy
Planar Engineering
3.0%inclusion1 decks33 decks
3%synergy
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2.9%inclusion1 decks34 decks
3%synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
2.8%inclusion1 decks36 decks
0%synergy
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82%inclusion691 decks845 decks
74%synergy
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75%inclusion633 decks845 decks
69%synergy
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71%inclusion601 decks845 decks
65%synergy
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68%inclusion578 decks845 decks
60%synergy
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63%inclusion532 decks845 decks
59%synergy
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68%inclusion574 decks845 decks
59%synergy
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66%inclusion560 decks845 decks
58%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
59%inclusion497 decks845 decks
55%synergy
Dromoka, the Eternal
53%inclusion450 decks845 decks
52%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
53%inclusion452 decks845 decks
51%synergy
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Cultivate
64%inclusion543 decks845 decks
30%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
57%inclusion479 decks845 decks
50%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
55%inclusion466 decks845 decks
51%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
53%inclusion451 decks845 decks
47%synergy
Farseek
53%inclusion448 decks845 decks
10%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
53%inclusion448 decks845 decks
50%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
51%inclusion434 decks845 decks
50%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
51%inclusion432 decks845 decks
46%synergy
Kodama's Reach
51%inclusion429 decks845 decks
29%synergy
Crucible of Fire
50%inclusion426 decks845 decks
48%synergy
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Korlessa, Scale Singer
48%inclusion408 decks845 decks
45%synergy
Ganax, Astral Hunter
48%inclusion407 decks845 decks
45%synergy
Steel Hellkite
47%inclusion400 decks845 decks
46%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
47%inclusion397 decks845 decks
45%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
46%inclusion387 decks845 decks
41%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
42%inclusion357 decks845 decks
41%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
41%inclusion347 decks845 decks
39%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
40%inclusion339 decks845 decks
35%synergy
Ramos, Dragon Engine
40%inclusion334 decks845 decks
33%synergy
Tiamat
40%inclusion334 decks845 decks
33%synergy
Hellkite Charger
39%inclusion333 decks845 decks
37%synergy
Wasitora, Nekoru Queen
36%inclusion308 decks845 decks
35%synergy
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
36%inclusion302 decks845 decks
32%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
34%inclusion289 decks845 decks
29%synergy
Earthquake Dragon
33%inclusion282 decks845 decks
31%synergy
Ryusei, the Falling Star
33%inclusion280 decks845 decks
32%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
31%inclusion261 decks845 decks
29%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
28%inclusion236 decks845 decks
26%synergy
Zurgo and Ojutai
27%inclusion228 decks845 decks
25%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
27%inclusion32 decks120 decks
22%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
26%inclusion220 decks845 decks
24%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
26%inclusion220 decks845 decks
25%synergy
Intet, the Dreamer
26%inclusion219 decks845 decks
25%synergy
Decadent Dragon
26%inclusion218 decks845 decks
24%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
25%inclusion213 decks845 decks
23%synergy
O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami
25%inclusion212 decks845 decks
23%synergy
Dragonlord Dromoka
24%inclusion204 decks845 decks
17%synergy
Broodcaller Scourge
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
21%synergy
Thundermane Dragon
23%inclusion27 decks119 decks
22%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
22%inclusion188 decks845 decks
19%synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
22%inclusion186 decks845 decks
21%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
22%inclusion186 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
22%inclusion185 decks845 decks
20%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
21%inclusion179 decks845 decks
19%synergy
Scavenger Regent
21%inclusion25 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Bloomvine Regent
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Dragonologist
21%inclusion25 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Scion of Draco
19%inclusion164 decks845 decks
15%synergy
Jeskai Shrinekeeper
19%inclusion23 decks119 decks
19%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
19%inclusion163 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Sagu Wildling
19%inclusion23 decks120 decks
18%synergy
Crosis, the Purger
19%inclusion161 decks845 decks
18%synergy
Amareth, the Lustrous
19%inclusion158 decks845 decks
18%synergy
Broodmate Dragon
19%inclusion157 decks845 decks
18%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
15%synergy
Parapet Thrasher
18%inclusion21 decks119 decks
17%synergy
Whirlwing Stormbrood
18%inclusion21 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Tyrant's Familiar
17%inclusion147 decks845 decks
17%synergy
Draconic Muralists
17%inclusion143 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
17%inclusion21 decks126 decks
16%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
31%inclusion265 decks845 decks
-7%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
31%inclusion263 decks845 decks
29%synergy
Spit Flame
22%inclusion187 decks845 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
20%inclusion165 decks845 decks
-10%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion156 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
17%inclusion20 decks119 decks
16%synergy
Negate
16%inclusion132 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Dragon's Fire
15%inclusion124 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
12%inclusion104 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Beast Within
11%inclusion97 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Entish Restoration
11%inclusion89 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Piercing Exhale
10%inclusion12 decks119 decks
10%synergy
Growth Spiral
10%inclusion83 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Smuggler's Surprise
10%inclusion83 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Draconic Lore
9.0%inclusion76 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Magmaquake
8.5%inclusion72 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Osseous Exhale
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Chaos Warp
8.0%inclusion68 decks845 decks
3%synergy
Mortify
8.0%inclusion68 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
7.8%inclusion66 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Boros Charm
7.1%inclusion60 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Harrow
7.0%inclusion59 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Return to Nature
6.0%inclusion51 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Auroral Procession
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Caustic Exhale
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
6%synergy
Heroic Intervention
5.7%inclusion48 decks845 decks
-17%synergy
Stubborn Denial
5.6%inclusion47 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Generous Gift
5.6%inclusion47 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Klauth's Will
5.3%inclusion45 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Despark
5.3%inclusion45 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Terminate
5.1%inclusion43 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Dragon's Prey
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
5%synergy
Spectral Denial
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
44%inclusion375 decks845 decks
25%synergy
Earthquake
31%inclusion264 decks845 decks
30%synergy
Painful Truths
20%inclusion171 decks845 decks
19%synergy
Nature's Lore
15%inclusion129 decks845 decks
-11%synergy
Migration Path
15%inclusion124 decks845 decks
13%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
12%inclusion99 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Act
11%inclusion90 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
11%inclusion90 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Explore
9.2%inclusion78 decks845 decks
3%synergy
Austere Command
8.9%inclusion75 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Fearsome Awakening
8.5%inclusion72 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Will of the Temur
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Search for Tomorrow
8.3%inclusion70 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Three Visits
8.0%inclusion68 decks845 decks
-14%synergy
Majestic Genesis
7.9%inclusion67 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
7.6%inclusion64 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Molten Exhale
7.6%inclusion9 decks119 decks
7%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
7.3%inclusion62 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Distant Melody
7.1%inclusion60 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
7.0%inclusion59 decks845 decks
3%synergy
Ruinous Ultimatum
6.9%inclusion58 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Dragonclaw Strike
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Rain of Thorns
6.6%inclusion56 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
6.5%inclusion55 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Fractured Identity
6.2%inclusion52 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Circuitous Route
5.9%inclusion50 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Read the Bones
5.9%inclusion50 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Nature's Rhythm
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Become the Avalanche
5.9%inclusion7 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Roamer's Routine
5.8%inclusion7 decks120 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
5.4%inclusion46 decks845 decks
2%synergy
Celestial Reunion
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Death Begets Life
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
42%inclusion355 decks845 decks
24%synergy
Lightning Greaves
24%inclusion205 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Fist of Suns
21%inclusion178 decks845 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion163 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
19%inclusion158 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Dragon Arch
17%inclusion142 decks845 decks
15%synergy
Gathering Stone
13%inclusion10 decks77 decks
10%synergy
Urza's Incubator
10%inclusion86 decks845 decks
-5%synergy
Armillary Sphere
10%inclusion81 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Mirror of the Forebears
7.2%inclusion61 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Monster Manual
6.5%inclusion55 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.8%inclusion49 decks845 decks
-1%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
5.6%inclusion47 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Call the Spirit Dragons
50%inclusion59 decks119 decks
43%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
48%inclusion406 decks845 decks
35%synergy
Encroaching Dragonstorm
46%inclusion55 decks120 decks
43%synergy
Frontier Siege
42%inclusion355 decks845 decks
41%synergy
Dracogenesis
42%inclusion50 decks120 decks
35%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
35%inclusion298 decks845 decks
26%synergy
Elemental Bond
26%inclusion220 decks845 decks
23%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
25%inclusion30 decks119 decks
23%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
22%inclusion185 decks845 decks
11%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
22%inclusion26 decks120 decks
20%synergy
Kindred Discovery
20%inclusion170 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Dragonback Assault
18%inclusion22 decks120 decks
17%synergy
Monastery Siege
16%inclusion138 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Warstorm Surge
13%inclusion113 decks845 decks
12%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
13%inclusion15 decks120 decks
12%synergy
Palace Siege
11%inclusion93 decks845 decks
11%synergy
Leyline of Mutation
11%inclusion53 decks490 decks
7%synergy
Bower Passage
10%inclusion88 decks845 decks
10%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
10%inclusion85 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Monstrous Vortex
10%inclusion76 decks774 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
9.2%inclusion11 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Mirari's Wake
8.5%inclusion72 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Teeming Dragonstorm
8.4%inclusion10 decks119 decks
8%synergy
Rite of the Dragoncaller
8.2%inclusion29 decks355 decks
8%synergy
Acolyte of Bahamut
7.7%inclusion65 decks845 decks
7%synergy
All-Out Assault
7.5%inclusion9 decks120 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
7.3%inclusion62 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Collective Inferno
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
5%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
6.3%inclusion53 decks845 decks
-8%synergy
Curse of Opulence
5.6%inclusion47 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Fires of Yavimaya
5.4%inclusion46 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tarkir
6.0%inclusion51 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan the Masterless
19%inclusion164 decks845 decks
18%synergy
Sarkhan Unbroken
14%inclusion116 decks845 decks
11%synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
13%inclusion113 decks845 decks
12%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
8.3%inclusion70 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragonsoul
7.8%inclusion66 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Utility Lands
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
50%inclusion422 decks845 decks
47%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion169 decks845 decks
-6%synergy
Temple of the False God
14%inclusion120 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
12%inclusion98 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.0%inclusion51 decks845 decks
0%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
5.1%inclusion43 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Mistrise Village
5.0%inclusion6 decks120 decks
2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
86%inclusion723 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Arcane Signet
70%inclusion594 decks845 decks
-5%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
63%inclusion536 decks845 decks
57%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
58%inclusion69 decks119 decks
55%synergy
Commander's Sphere
50%inclusion426 decks845 decks
35%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
48%inclusion403 decks845 decks
-3%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
41%inclusion350 decks845 decks
39%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
30%inclusion256 decks845 decks
27%synergy
Fellwar Stone
26%inclusion218 decks845 decks
-5%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
22%inclusion189 decks845 decks
21%synergy
Mox Jasper
20%inclusion25 decks126 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
19%inclusion164 decks845 decks
17%synergy
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
16%inclusion132 decks845 decks
15%synergy
Herd Heirloom
13%inclusion15 decks119 decks
11%synergy
Firdoch Core
12%inclusion9 decks77 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
10%inclusion64 decks656 decks
3%synergy
Gilded Lotus
9.2%inclusion78 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Dragonbroods' Relic
6.7%inclusion8 decks119 decks
6%synergy
Gruul Signet
5.6%inclusion47 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
5.3%inclusion45 decks845 decks
-2%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.1%inclusion43 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion821 decks845 decks
20%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion818 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Island
95%inclusion801 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion798 decks845 decks
19%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion796 decks845 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
89%inclusion755 decks845 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
72%inclusion612 decks845 decks
28%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
62%inclusion523 decks845 decks
55%synergy
Exotic Orchard
59%inclusion502 decks845 decks
-4%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
54%inclusion454 decks845 decks
36%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
52%inclusion62 decks120 decks
46%synergy
Jungle Shrine
50%inclusion426 decks845 decks
34%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion416 decks845 decks
29%synergy
Mystic Monastery
47%inclusion397 decks845 decks
33%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
47%inclusion396 decks845 decks
37%synergy
Savage Lands
47%inclusion393 decks845 decks
34%synergy
Opulent Palace
45%inclusion381 decks845 decks
29%synergy
Nomad Outpost
44%inclusion375 decks845 decks
33%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
43%inclusion362 decks845 decks
27%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
42%inclusion351 decks845 decks
23%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
38%inclusion321 decks845 decks
35%synergy
Seaside Citadel
37%inclusion312 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
36%inclusion304 decks845 decks
22%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
35%inclusion295 decks845 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
34%inclusion284 decks845 decks
14%synergy
Cinder Glade
26%inclusion220 decks845 decks
15%synergy
Vivid Grove
21%inclusion176 decks845 decks
19%synergy
Vivid Crag
20%inclusion170 decks845 decks
19%synergy
Canopy Vista
18%inclusion152 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
17%inclusion141 decks845 decks
12%synergy
The World Tree
16%inclusion133 decks845 decks
-11%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
15%inclusion130 decks845 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Creek
15%inclusion123 decks845 decks
13%synergy
Vivid Marsh
14%inclusion121 decks845 decks
13%synergy
Sunken Hollow
14%inclusion119 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Vivid Meadow
13%inclusion112 decks845 decks
12%synergy
Prairie Stream
13%inclusion111 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Ash Barrens
12%inclusion103 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Rugged Highlands
11%inclusion90 decks845 decks
9%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
9.5%inclusion80 decks845 decks
8%synergy
Temple of Abandon
8.2%inclusion69 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
7.9%inclusion67 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
7.7%inclusion65 decks845 decks
3%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
7.5%inclusion63 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Thriving Bluff
7.2%inclusion61 decks845 decks
4%synergy
Blossoming Sands
6.9%inclusion58 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Cabaretti Courtyard
6.9%inclusion58 decks845 decks
6%synergy
Thornwood Falls
6.9%inclusion58 decks845 decks
5%synergy
Command Bridge
6.7%inclusion7 decks104 decks
4%synergy
Tranquil Cove
6.6%inclusion56 decks845 decks
5%synergy