{"ops":[{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"General Strategy"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Miirym's trigger is entry into play, not casting. What matters is not casting Dragon spells, it's putting Dragon bodies onto the battlefield, whether by casting, reanimating, or dropping one straight from the top of your library (which is exactly what Ureni of the Unwritten and Bonehoard Dracosaur do). The \"nontoken\" restriction is central: Miirym never copies her own tokens, nor Dragon tokens from Lathliss, Dragon Queen or Utvara Hellkite."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"The plan: ramp hard through the green package (Cultivate, Farseek, Nature's Lore, Three Visits, the talismans and signets) until you can put a relevant Dragon into play with Miirym already on board, and from that point every Dragon that enters becomes two. Bonehoard Dracosaur, Goldspan Dragon, Terror of the Peaks and Scourge of Valkas are already strong on their own; with a free copy riding shotgun, each one immediately doubles the value it generates (ETB triggers, attack triggers, or just another 4/4-plus flying body). Panharmonicon and Roaming Throne (naming Dragon) stack on top of that, making Miirym's own copy trigger fire more than once per Dragon. Together they're the deck's two central multipliers — you never depend on just one of them to make the engine scale."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"The deck's central tension: you're building a value bomb that needs to survive to the midgame with enough mana available, against a curve of Dragons that cost 4 to 7 mana apiece. Play the first half of the game as quiet ramp and development (draw engines like Kindred Discovery, Elemental Bond, Garruk's Uprising, Rishkar's Expertise, none of which require Dragons already in play to function), and let the second half be where the deck explodes: one good Dragon becomes two, two become four once you count Deceptive Frostkite copies, and the next combat step already ends the game. Play patient early, and don't tip your hand — an opponent who forgets you have a 6/6 Wyrm on the table won't see it coming when one isolated Scourge of Valkas turns into an avalanche of damage."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You Shouldn't Play This Deck If..."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You want heavy proactive interaction; the counterspell package here is thin (Counterspell, Three Steps Ahead) and exists more to protect your own game plan than to control the board."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"High curves frustrate you; the list has a relevant Dragon at practically every mana value from 4 to 7, and a slow start is common."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You prefer linear, obvious decks; here, timing when to drop each Dragon (before or after Panharmonicon, before or after Roaming Throne names the right type) matters a lot."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You don't enjoy being the political target the moment the engine turns on; a Miirym unleashed with two good Dragons on board is clearly the biggest threat at the table, and everyone will notice."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You SHOULD Play This Deck If..."},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You like the \"snowball\" feeling, where one well-placed Dragon turns into a chain reaction."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You enjoy a tribal deck that in practice plays like an incremental value deck (ETBs, attack triggers, draw engines), not a pure aggro deck."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You don't mind playing a longer game, prioritizing ramp and patience before the turn everything comes together."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"You like deciding sequencing: in what order to drop Panharmonicon, Roaming Throne and the Dragons themselves to maximize Miirym's copies."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"MVP Cards"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Terror of the Peaks"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" ({3}{R}{R}, Creature Dragon, 5/4, Flying): \"Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals damage equal to that creature's power to any target.\" This ability has no \"nontoken\" restriction, so every copy Miirym creates, every Lathliss token, every Deceptive Frostkite copy also triggers it. Turns every free copy into direct damage to a specific opponent's face, with no combat required."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Scourge of Valkas"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" ({2}{R}{R}{R}, Creature Dragon, 4/4, Flying): \"Whenever this creature or another Dragon you control enters, it deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of Dragons you control.\" No token restriction, and the damage scales with how many Dragons you already have — every new copy increases the X on the next trigger."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Roaming Throne"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" ({4}, Artifact Creature Golem, 4/4, Ward {2}): naming Dragon makes any triggered ability of a Dragon creature you control fire one additional time. Miirym is literally a Dragon type (Dragon Spirit), so her own copy trigger fires twice per nontoken Dragon that enters — two copies per relevant Dragon instead of one."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Panharmonicon"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" (Artifact): \"If an artifact or creature entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.\" Doubles Miirym, and also doubles Terror of the Peaks, Scourge of Valkas and Dragon Tempest whenever any relevant creature enters. It's the piece that makes the whole deck scale exponentially instead of linearly, and it's redundant with Roaming Throne — losing one to removal doesn't collapse the plan."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Ganax, Astral Hunter"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" ({4}{R}, Legendary Creature Dragon, 3/4, Flying): creates a Treasure whenever it or another Dragon you control enters, with no token restriction. Every Miirym copy also generates extra mana, which helps pay Hellkite Charger's heavy {5}{R}{R} additional cost the same turn the snowball is already rolling."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Win Conditions"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Close the game through whichever of these lines comes together first — the deck doesn't rely on just one:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Incremental chip."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" Every Dragon that resolves attacks the same or next turn, snowballing off Miirym's copies until the board simply outclasses whatever life total is left. This is the default line and the one to aim for — it's the fastest and most reliable."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Extra combat via Hellkite Charger."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" Pay {5}{R}{R} while attacking to untap everything and get a second combat phase. With a board full of flying Dragons (originals and Miirym copies), that's often lethal on its own."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Direct reach through ETB damage."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" Terror of the Peaks and Scourge of Valkas turn every free copy into direct damage with no combat required, and Twinflame Tyrant ({3}{R}{R}, Creature Dragon, 3/5, Flying — \"if a source you control would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals double that damage instead\") doubles all of it, combat or ETB alike."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"A completely independent 2-card infinite combo: Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" Ventmaw taps for {R}{R}{R}{G}{G}{G} whenever it attacks (that mana doesn't empty at end of steps that turn); Aggravated Assault costs {3}{R}{R} to untap all your creatures and grant an extra combat phase. Attack, tap Ventmaw for 6, pay 5, untap and attack again — net +1 mana per loop, infinite combats, infinite damage from whatever else is attacking alongside it. This line needs neither Miirym nor Roaming Throne, so treat it as a true backup plan that survives the copy engine getting disrupted. With only 2 copies of each piece and no tutor for either, don't build around finding it — but play it immediately if you draw both."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Expect the game to close somewhere around turn 7-9 in an uncontested game; treat that as a ceiling, not a promise, once real interaction (removal on Miirym, a counterspell on a key piece, blockers) enters the picture."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Coolest Plays"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Savage Ventmaw + Aggravated Assault going infinite mid-combat"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":": rare to assemble, but when it does, it doesn't care what else is happening on board — infinite combats and infinite mana out of nowhere, independent of Miirym entirely."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Deceptive Frostkite entering as a copy of a big Dragon"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":": Deceptive Frostkite ({U}{U}, Creature Dragon, 1/1, Flying) can enter as a copy of any creature you control with power 4 or greater, becoming an additional Dragon with flying. If you already have a Terror of the Peaks in play, casting Deceptive Frostkite copying it for two mana triggers Miirym (she's a nontoken permanent entering as a copy, not a token) and still triggers Terror of the Peaks off its own entry."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Bonehoard Dracosaur pulled by Ureni of the Unwritten"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":": Ureni ({4}{G}{U}{R}, Legendary Creature Spirit Dragon, 7/7, Flying, trample) looks at the top 8 cards when it enters or attacks and puts a Dragon straight onto the battlefield. Pulling Bonehoard Dracosaur that way (5/5, flying, first strike, exiles and plays the top two cards each upkeep) without paying its {3}{R}{R} cost still triggers Miirym normally, since she only cares about entering, not the method."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Scourge of Valkas chaining with Miirym and Panharmonicon"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":": cast Scourge of Valkas, it enters and triggers its own ability twice (Panharmonicon), dealing X damage equal to the number of Dragons you control. Miirym triggers too (also twice, if Roaming Throne named Dragon), creating up to two token copies of Scourge of Valkas. Each copy entering triggers the \"this creature or another Dragon\" ability again, now with a higher X. A growing pile of damage triggers off a single five-mana spell."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Dragon Tempest flipping the haste switch"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":": Dragon Tempest ({1}{R}, Enchantment) grants haste to any flying creature you control that enters and deals damage equal to the number of Dragons you control whenever a Dragon enters. No \"nontoken\" restriction, so Miirym's copies also trigger the damage AND get haste — a wave of freshly copied Dragons can attack the very turn they were \"born.\""},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Mulligan Guide"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"This deck runs enough mana and ramp that the biggest mistake is mulliganing too much, not too little. You're building toward a 6-CMC commander, not an aggro curve — a hand that \"just\" has mana and no early play is still doing its job."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Keep:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"3+ real mana sources (lands, rocks, or a mix) plus at least one ramp spell (Cultivate, Farseek, Nature's Lore, Three Visits) or one early proactive play (a 2-4 CMC body)."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Any hand with 4+ mana sources, even with zero action — you have enough ramp in the list to turn that into a Dragon on curve."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"A hand missing turn-1/2 plays but with a clear path to 6 mana by turn 4-5. This deck's payoffs come online at 4-7 mana; a slow, mana-solid hand beats a fast, gas-less one."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Mulligan:"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"0-1 mana source."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"6+ lands with zero ramp and zero action."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"All-expensive hands (everything 6+ CMC) with no way to reach that much mana on curve."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"When bottoming cards on a London mulligan:"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" always cut your most situational or highest-CMC dead card first (a reactive spell you can't use in the first few turns, or a Dragon you have no realistic way to cast soon). Never cut your ramp or your mana sources to \"balance\" a hand that already has enough of both — extra mana sources are not a liability in this deck, they're the engine that gets you to Miirym."},{"insert":"\n\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":"Weak Points & What to Watch For"},{"attributes":{"header":2},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Board wipes are the worst nightmare."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" The deck invests a lot of value into bodies on the board (Dragons and their copies), and most of that value has already been \"spent\" the moment the creature entered. A well-timed wrath after you've dropped two or three Dragons, but before you attack, wipes out several turns of work without giving anything back."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Flooding is the real mana risk, not screw."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" The deck ramps hard enough that mana screw is rare; the real risk is flooding out on lands/rocks while an opponent develops a faster clock, since the deck has no fast plan B if the game ends before turn 7."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"You're an obvious political target."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" The moment Miirym resolves and a relevant Dragon enters, everyone at the table sees the copy happen. That invites removal and directed attacks at Miirym (Ward {2} helps, but doesn't stop everything) and at your draw-engine enchantments, which have zero protection."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Miirym has no safety net if removed."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" No creature tutor, no true reanimation (that's not available in Temur colors — it's a black/white design space). Eternal Witness and Bala Ged Recovery return her to hand, saving the commander tax but not a turn of tempo. If she dies mid-game, your fastest kill lines go off the table — sequence protection (Lightning Greaves, Heroic Intervention, Hydroelectric Specimen) accordingly, and hold it up rather than attacking with her exposed."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf","bold":true},"insert":"Ureni and Bonehoard depend on the top of the library."},{"attributes":{"color":"#bbbebf"},"insert":" Both have a \"look at X cards from the top\" effect, which may simply not find a relevant Dragon or land. They're upside, not guarantees."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"}]}