The Ur-Dragon (Commander) - Budget Upgraded

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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Smaug the Magnificent
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Fix What's Broken
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
1%synergy
Dina's Guidance
2.1%inclusion1 decks47 decks
2%synergy
Flow State
2.0%inclusion1 decks49 decks
2%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Atarka, World Render
71%inclusion299 decks422 decks
63%synergy
Dragon Tempest
65%inclusion274 decks422 decks
57%synergy
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
63%inclusion267 decks422 decks
56%synergy
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm
64%inclusion268 decks422 decks
54%synergy
Crux of Fate
60%inclusion253 decks422 decks
52%synergy
Dragonlord's Servant
57%inclusion241 decks422 decks
51%synergy
Dragonspeaker Shaman
55%inclusion234 decks422 decks
49%synergy
Savage Ventmaw
49%inclusion208 decks422 decks
45%synergy
Call the Spirit Dragons
48%inclusion177 decks371 decks
41%synergy
Silumgar, the Drifting Death
44%inclusion185 decks422 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Farseek
57%inclusion240 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Cultivate
54%inclusion226 decks422 decks
19%synergy
Kodama's Reach
46%inclusion193 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Scourge of Valkas
45%inclusion191 decks422 decks
40%synergy
Garruk's Uprising
43%inclusion182 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Rivaz of the Claw
43%inclusion181 decks422 decks
37%synergy
Temur Ascendancy
42%inclusion176 decks422 decks
32%synergy
Bladewing the Risen
40%inclusion168 decks422 decks
35%synergy
Ramos, Dragon Engine
38%inclusion162 decks422 decks
32%synergy
Dracogenesis
38%inclusion145 decks378 decks
32%synergy
Creatures
Dragonlord Dromoka
37%inclusion156 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Tiamat
37%inclusion155 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Ganax, Astral Hunter
36%inclusion154 decks422 decks
33%synergy
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame
36%inclusion152 decks422 decks
31%synergy
Thrakkus the Butcher
36%inclusion151 decks422 decks
32%synergy
Morophon, the Boundless
36%inclusion150 decks422 decks
22%synergy
Ojutai, Soul of Winter
35%inclusion149 decks422 decks
34%synergy
Utvara Hellkite
35%inclusion147 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Korlessa, Scale Singer
34%inclusion142 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Dromoka, the Eternal
33%inclusion139 decks422 decks
31%synergy
Teneb, the Harvester
32%inclusion136 decks422 decks
30%synergy
Rith, Liberated Primeval
32%inclusion135 decks422 decks
27%synergy
Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury
29%inclusion124 decks422 decks
28%synergy
Steel Hellkite
28%inclusion119 decks422 decks
26%synergy
Sunscorch Regent
28%inclusion118 decks422 decks
27%synergy
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
27%inclusion116 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Hellkite Charger
27%inclusion116 decks422 decks
25%synergy
Hellkite Courser
27%inclusion115 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Drakuseth, Maw of Flames
26%inclusion110 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy
26%inclusion109 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Scalelord Reckoner
25%inclusion106 decks422 decks
22%synergy
Dragonmaster Outcast
24%inclusion103 decks422 decks
22%synergy
Scourge of the Throne
24%inclusion101 decks422 decks
22%synergy
Scavenger Regent
24%inclusion88 decks371 decks
22%synergy
Scaled Nurturer
23%inclusion96 decks422 decks
21%synergy
Wasitora, Nekoru Queen
22%inclusion92 decks422 decks
21%synergy
Scion of Draco
21%inclusion88 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
20%inclusion76 decks377 decks
15%synergy
O-Kagachi, Vengeful Kami
20%inclusion85 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Earthquake Dragon
20%inclusion84 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Bloomvine Regent
19%inclusion73 decks377 decks
18%synergy
Dragonlord Ojutai
19%inclusion79 decks422 decks
17%synergy
Wrathful Red Dragon
18%inclusion77 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Hellkite Tyrant
17%inclusion73 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Broodcaller Scourge
17%inclusion64 decks371 decks
16%synergy
Zurgo and Ojutai
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Ryusei, the Falling Star
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Deathbringer Regent
16%inclusion69 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Goldspan Dragon
16%inclusion68 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Betor, Kin to All
16%inclusion60 decks377 decks
13%synergy
Thunderbreak Regent
15%inclusion64 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Intet, the Dreamer
15%inclusion62 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Sagu Wildling
15%inclusion55 decks376 decks
14%synergy
Dragonologist
15%inclusion55 decks376 decks
14%synergy
Decadent Dragon
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Whirlwing Stormbrood
14%inclusion53 decks376 decks
13%synergy
Two-Headed Hellkite
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Terror of the Peaks
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Temur Battlecrier
14%inclusion52 decks377 decks
11%synergy
Balefire Dragon
14%inclusion58 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Swords to Plowshares
29%inclusion123 decks422 decks
-9%synergy
Sarkhan's Triumph
25%inclusion105 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Counterspell
18%inclusion78 decks422 decks
-4%synergy
Path to Exile
17%inclusion70 decks422 decks
-13%synergy
Beast Within
14%inclusion58 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Spit Flame
12%inclusion52 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Negate
12%inclusion49 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Crib Swap
11%inclusion46 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Dispelling Exhale
11%inclusion40 decks371 decks
10%synergy
Heroic Intervention
10%inclusion44 decks422 decks
-12%synergy
Chaos Warp
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Return of the Wildspeaker
8.8%inclusion37 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Dragon's Fire
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
1%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
7.6%inclusion32 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Draconic Lore
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Stubborn Denial
6.6%inclusion28 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Magmaquake
6.6%inclusion28 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Growth Spiral
6.6%inclusion28 decks422 decks
-2%synergy
Boros Charm
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Assassin's Trophy
5.9%inclusion25 decks422 decks
-8%synergy
Sorceries
Rampant Growth
34%inclusion144 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Nature's Lore
18%inclusion78 decks422 decks
-8%synergy
Earthquake
18%inclusion74 decks422 decks
17%synergy
Blasphemous Act
13%inclusion56 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Three Visits
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
-13%synergy
Majestic Genesis
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Skyshroud Claim
8.5%inclusion36 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Painful Truths
8.3%inclusion35 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Primevals' Glorious Rebirth
7.8%inclusion33 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Eerie Ultimatum
7.3%inclusion31 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Migration Path
6.6%inclusion28 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Coveted Prize
6.4%inclusion27 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Patriarch's Bidding
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Explosive Vegetation
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Explore
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
0%synergy
Rishkar's Expertise
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Herald's Horn
36%inclusion150 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Lightning Greaves
22%inclusion93 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Fist of Suns
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion64 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Dragon Arch
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Urza's Incubator
13%inclusion53 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Armillary Sphere
7.8%inclusion33 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Vanquisher's Banner
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
Quicksilver Amulet
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Encroaching Dragonstorm
38%inclusion143 decks377 decks
35%synergy
Crucible of Fire
28%inclusion120 decks422 decks
26%synergy
Breaching Dragonstorm
25%inclusion94 decks372 decks
23%synergy
Frontier Siege
25%inclusion104 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Elemental Bond
24%inclusion101 decks422 decks
21%synergy
Kindred Discovery
23%inclusion96 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Rhythm of the Wild
23%inclusion95 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Roiling Dragonstorm
21%inclusion81 decks377 decks
20%synergy
Dragonback Assault
11%inclusion40 decks376 decks
9%synergy
Frostcliff Siege
8.5%inclusion32 decks377 decks
6%synergy
Up the Beanstalk
8.3%inclusion35 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Corroding Dragonstorm
8.2%inclusion31 decks377 decks
8%synergy
Liliana's Contract
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Monastery Siege
7.6%inclusion32 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Leyline of the Guildpact
7.6%inclusion32 decks422 decks
-7%synergy
Mirari's Wake
7.1%inclusion30 decks422 decks
-1%synergy
Palace Siege
6.9%inclusion29 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Sarkhan's Unsealing
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
6%synergy
All-Out Assault
6.1%inclusion23 decks377 decks
5%synergy
Teeming Dragonstorm
5.7%inclusion21 decks371 decks
5%synergy
The Bears of Littjara
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Bower Passage
5.5%inclusion23 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Sarkhan Unbroken
14%inclusion60 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Sarkhan the Masterless
14%inclusion57 decks422 decks
13%synergy
Sarkhan, Fireblood
13%inclusion54 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Sivitri, Dragon Master
11%inclusion46 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Sarkhan, Dragonsoul
6.2%inclusion26 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Kiora, Behemoth Beckoner
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Crucible of the Spirit Dragon
30%inclusion125 decks422 decks
27%synergy
Reliquary Tower
17%inclusion72 decks422 decks
-9%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion42 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Cascading Cataracts
8.8%inclusion37 decks422 decks
-7%synergy
Mosswort Bridge
8.1%inclusion34 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Mistrise Village
7.4%inclusion28 decks376 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.9%inclusion29 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
87%inclusion366 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion309 decks422 decks
-3%synergy
Dragon's Hoard
63%inclusion264 decks422 decks
56%synergy
Chromatic Lantern
48%inclusion203 decks422 decks
-2%synergy
Dragonstorm Globe
40%inclusion147 decks372 decks
36%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion134 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Fellwar Stone
29%inclusion122 decks422 decks
-2%synergy
Mox Jasper
28%inclusion111 decks402 decks
23%synergy
Carnelian Orb of Dragonkind
24%inclusion101 decks422 decks
21%synergy
Orb of Dragonkind
20%inclusion86 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Jade Orb of Dragonkind
19%inclusion82 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Firdoch Core
17%inclusion25 decks143 decks
15%synergy
Darksteel Ingot
13%inclusion54 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Herd Heirloom
10%inclusion38 decks372 decks
8%synergy
Lapis Orb of Dragonkind
10%inclusion43 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Patchwork Banner
6.4%inclusion27 decks421 decks
0%synergy
Mind Stone
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Talisman of Impulse
5.7%inclusion24 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Mountain
97%inclusion411 decks422 decks
20%synergy
Forest
97%inclusion408 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Island
96%inclusion404 decks422 decks
17%synergy
Swamp
94%inclusion397 decks422 decks
19%synergy
Plains
94%inclusion397 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Command Tower
92%inclusion387 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
77%inclusion323 decks422 decks
32%synergy
Exotic Orchard
67%inclusion281 decks422 decks
3%synergy
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
66%inclusion277 decks422 decks
58%synergy
Frontier Bivouac
55%inclusion231 decks422 decks
37%synergy
Mystic Monastery
45%inclusion190 decks422 decks
31%synergy
Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
44%inclusion167 decks377 decks
38%synergy
Opulent Palace
43%inclusion180 decks422 decks
26%synergy
Jungle Shrine
40%inclusion169 decks422 decks
23%synergy
Nomad Outpost
40%inclusion169 decks422 decks
28%synergy
Sandsteppe Citadel
39%inclusion166 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Evolving Wilds
39%inclusion166 decks422 decks
19%synergy
Savage Lands
39%inclusion166 decks422 decks
27%synergy
Temple of the Dragon Queen
34%inclusion143 decks422 decks
31%synergy
Crumbling Necropolis
34%inclusion143 decks422 decks
24%synergy
Secluded Courtyard
33%inclusion141 decks422 decks
14%synergy
Unclaimed Territory
31%inclusion130 decks422 decks
12%synergy
Seaside Citadel
30%inclusion126 decks422 decks
15%synergy
Cinder Glade
30%inclusion125 decks422 decks
18%synergy
Arcane Sanctum
27%inclusion113 decks422 decks
16%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
26%inclusion111 decks422 decks
12%synergy
The World Tree
21%inclusion87 decks422 decks
-6%synergy
Canopy Vista
18%inclusion76 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Yavimaya Coast
16%inclusion69 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Prairie Stream
14%inclusion61 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Sunken Hollow
14%inclusion59 decks422 decks
5%synergy
Smoldering Marsh
14%inclusion58 decks422 decks
6%synergy
Shivan Reef
14%inclusion57 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Hinterland Harbor
13%inclusion55 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Rugged Highlands
13%inclusion54 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Swiftwater Cliffs
13%inclusion54 decks422 decks
11%synergy
Karplusan Forest
13%inclusion54 decks422 decks
4%synergy
Sulfur Falls
13%inclusion53 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Rootbound Crag
13%inclusion53 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Rockfall Vale
11%inclusion48 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Vivid Grove
11%inclusion47 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Vivid Crag
11%inclusion46 decks422 decks
10%synergy
Bloodfell Caves
11%inclusion45 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Llanowar Wastes
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Vivid Marsh
10%inclusion41 decks422 decks
9%synergy
Murmuring Bosk
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
7%synergy
Vivid Meadow
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
8%synergy
Battlefield Forge
9.2%inclusion39 decks422 decks
1%synergy
Ash Barrens
9.0%inclusion38 decks422 decks
2%synergy
Wind-Scarred Crag
9.0%inclusion38 decks422 decks
7%synergy