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We'll get to some of them in a moment."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Run back infinite combats with Hellkite Charger and treasure generation on damage or attack effects."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Activate the 20 and 30 artifact alternate wincon for Knuckles and Hellkite Tyrant, respectively (this is the fun option)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nGenerally, the game plan is to start generating treasures and smashing face as quickly as possible, then play to your available options to achieve one of these wincons.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"There be dragons."},{"insert":" Most dragons that generate treasure tokens are in the deck. Smaug, Ganax, Goldspan Dragon, et cetera. Of note:\nSwashbuckler Extraordinaire can help get double-strike on the non-Knuckles creatures. You get the sacrificed treasure right back for multiple hits on different opponents. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bonehoard Dracosaur and Atsushi, the Blazing Sky can generate treasures and/or get fuel. Thundermane Dragon and Parapet Thrasher are also here for value generation. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cavern-Hoard Dragon is the best red dragon in the format. It makes tons of treasures and can usually be played very cheap, very early. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Phyrexian Dragon Engine is perfect here. It's cheap, it's an artifact, it draws cards and recurs, it has double strike. This and then Knuckles equals four treasure tokens per combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Shivan Devastator can either be a cheap, evasive beater or a finisher outlet for treasure mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"There be treasure."},{"insert":" The deck includes several equipment cards that generate treasures, either off of Knuckles' double strike damage, or your dragons. They also count towards affinity requirements and artifact count. Personally, I love equipment; these could probably be cut, but they do help snowball into a lot of treasures early. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Curve considerations."},{"insert":" There are a few low-cost dragons and non-dragons in the deck, serving for both their effects and as low-CMC combat platforms for equipment. Magda is obligatory: she generates treasures, tutors for dragons when necessary, and can end the game herself as well with a few activations. Sarkhan is basically a dragon anyway and ETBs a treasure. Reckless Barbarian and Dragonlord's Servant can help ramp in addition to hitting face. Ragavan is here because he's Ragavan, he's a cheap beater that makes treasures and that's what you're here to do. The deck can assuredly be further optimized (using cards like Professional Face-Breaker, but a deliberate choice was made to only utilize dragons or dragon-synergist creatures as much as possible.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dragon-artifact synergies."},{"insert":" The treasure generation theme also allows a few less common dragon inclusions, such as Chiss-Goria and Furnace Hellkite, both of which have affinity for artifacts. Chiss-Goria in particular can help flip into more ramp, treasure-generating equipment, or strong cards like Roaming Throne or Portal to Phyrexia. There's also Hellkite Igniter, a hasty boy that for an additonal two mana gets power equal to the number of artifacts you control. Dowsing Dagger is included to put this effect on ANY creature you control, potentially making for an easy commander damage win.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fuel. "},{"insert":"Rain of Riches is here as a treasure payoff to cascade into more cards. The deck includes the \"draw X cards and make X treasures\" spells for synergy and additional draw. A few cards like Season of the Bold, Atsushi, and Bonehoard Dracosaur can either impulse draw or net treasures as needed. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Interaction."},{"insert":" Decks need to have at least some interaction, so this deck does. Spiteful Banditry is the key one, since it nets you treasures and clears early boards. Crackle With Power can hit several targets or just end the game as a treasure outlet. A lot of the classics are here, along with a couple of redirect/protection spells for Knuckles or key dragons. Other cards like Dragon Tempest, Terror of the Peaks, and Parapet Thrasher double for removal as needed. These can be modified for taste or based on your experience with the deck. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Game Changers."},{"insert":" This deck was designed for the mid-tier bracket three, which means a limit of three game changers. Jeska's Will is here for mana acceleration, potential storm, and card draw, but could be replace with Seething Song or something else with a loss of flexibility. Gamble helps find pieces you might want. Ancient Tomb is here because this is a dragon deck that wants to attack, and the faster Knuckles/Dragons are beating face and making treasures, the better. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Manabase."},{"insert":" Mostly mountains. Cavern of Souls is mandatory if you want to resolve creatures; name dragons or warrior. There are a handful of nonbasics that generate treasure tokens, and those are all included. Arena of Glory is great in every red deck. Fomori Vault can help search for key cards once your treasure counts are up. Volatile Fault is here to nix a key nonbasic from an opponent if necessary, netting a treasure in the process. You could just as easily run something like Ghost Quarter or other nonbasic land hate in red. If you really want to make your table hate you, you could play Blood Moon effects, or go into a Valakut/all mountains mix and play Ruination or Boom//Bust once you can sustain yourself on treasure tokens. Wouldn't recommend it, though. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Upgrades."},{"insert":" There are other cards that would work pretty well with this deck like Mox Opal and The One Ring. Slot them in if you like; the intent here was to try something a little different and avoid too many auto-includes. The Maybeboard section contains other cards I looked at while making the deck that might give ideas.\n\nIf you got this far, thanks for reading!\n"}]}
Commander
Knuckles the Echidna
Double strike, trample, haste
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Treasure Hunter — At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control thirty or more artifacts, you win the game.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Treasure Hunter — At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control thirty or more artifacts, you win the game.
Legendary Creature - Warrior Echidna
Commander
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Dedicated Removal
Visions of Ruin
Each opponent sacrifices an artifact. For each artifact sacrificed this way, you create a Treasure token.
Flashback . This spell costs less to cast this way, where X is the greatest mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Flashback . This spell costs less to cast this way, where X is the greatest mana value of a commander you own on the battlefield or in the command zone. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Sorcery
Dedicated Removal
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End the Game
Great Train Heist
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ — Untap all creatures you control. If it's your combat phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase.
+ — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn.
+ — Choose target opponent. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to that player this turn, create a tapped Treasure token.
+ — Untap all creatures you control. If it's your combat phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase.
+ — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn.
+ — Choose target opponent. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to that player this turn, create a tapped Treasure token.
Instant
End the Game
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Land
Land
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Obligatory Treasure Draw
Obligatory Treasure Draw
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Other Dragons
Chiss-Goria, Forge Tyrant
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying, haste
Whenever Chiss-Goria attacks, exile the top five cards of your library. You may cast an artifact spell from among them this turn. If you do, it has affinity for artifacts.
Flying, haste
Whenever Chiss-Goria attacks, exile the top five cards of your library. You may cast an artifact spell from among them this turn. If you do, it has affinity for artifacts.
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Parapet Thrasher
Flying
Whenever one or more Dragons you control deal combat damage to an opponent, choose one that hasn't been chosen this turn —
• Destroy target artifact that opponent controls.
• This creature deals 4 damage to each other opponent.
• Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
Whenever one or more Dragons you control deal combat damage to an opponent, choose one that hasn't been chosen this turn —
• Destroy target artifact that opponent controls.
• This creature deals 4 damage to each other opponent.
• Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
Creature - Dragon
Other Dragons
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Ramp
Ramp
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Still Needs to Win Games
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Whenever Ragavan deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Legendary Creature - Pirate Monkey
Still Needs to Win Games
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Treasure Dragons
Bonehoard Dracosaur
Flying, first strike
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them this turn. If you exiled a land card this way, create a 3/1 red Dinosaur creature token. If you exiled a nonland card this way, create a Treasure token.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them this turn. If you exiled a land card this way, create a 3/1 red Dinosaur creature token. If you exiled a nonland card this way, create a Treasure token.
Creature - Dragon Dinosaur
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
Flying
Gadrak can't attack unless you control four or more artifacts.
At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each nontoken creature that died this turn. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Gadrak can't attack unless you control four or more artifacts.
At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each nontoken creature that died this turn. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Goldlust Triad
Flying
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Creature - Dragon
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
When Sarkhan enters, you may behold a Dragon. If you do, create a Treasure token. (To behold a Dragon, choose a Dragon you control or reveal a Dragon card from your hand.)
Whenever a Dragon you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Sarkhan. Until end of turn, Sarkhan becomes a Dragon in addition to its other types and gains flying.
Whenever a Dragon you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Sarkhan. Until end of turn, Sarkhan becomes a Dragon in addition to its other types and gains flying.
Legendary Creature - Human Druid
Swashbuckler Extraordinaire
When this creature enters, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever you attack, you may sacrifice one or more Treasures. When you do, up to that many target creatures gain double strike until end of turn.
Whenever you attack, you may sacrifice one or more Treasures. When you do, up to that many target creatures gain double strike until end of turn.
Creature - Warrior Dragon Rogue
Treasure Dragons
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Treasure Generation
Beamtown Beatstick
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, create a Treasure token.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, create a Treasure token.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Diamond Pick-Axe
Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this Equipment.)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Create a 2/2 red Goblin Shaman creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, create a Treasure token."
II — You may discard up to two cards. If you do, draw that many cards.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
I — Create a 2/2 red Goblin Shaman creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, create a Treasure token."
II — You may discard up to two cards. If you do, draw that many cards.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Other Dwarves you control get +1/+0.
Whenever a Dwarf you control becomes tapped, create a Treasure token.
Sacrifice five Treasures: Search your library for an artifact or Dragon card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Whenever a Dwarf you control becomes tapped, create a Treasure token.
Sacrifice five Treasures: Search your library for an artifact or Dragon card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Legendary Creature - Berserker Dwarf
Rain of Riches
When this enchantment enters, create two Treasure tokens.
The first spell you cast each turn that mana from a Treasure was spent to cast has cascade. (When you cast the spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
The first spell you cast each turn that mana from a Treasure was spent to cast has cascade. (When you cast the spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Enchantment
Season of the Bold
Choose up to five worth of modes. You may choose the same mode more than once.
— Create a tapped Treasure token.
— Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play them.
— Until the end of your next turn, whenever you cast a spell, Season of the Bold deals 2 damage to up to one target creature.
— Create a tapped Treasure token.
— Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play them.
— Until the end of your next turn, whenever you cast a spell, Season of the Bold deals 2 damage to up to one target creature.
Sorcery
Sword of Wealth and Power
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from instants and from sorceries.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Equip
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Treasure Generation
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Maybeboard
Alchemist's Talent
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
When this Class enters, create two tapped Treasure tokens.
: Level 2
Treasures you control have ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."
: Level 3
Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, this Class deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to each opponent.
When this Class enters, create two tapped Treasure tokens.
: Level 2
Treasures you control have ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color."
: Level 3
Whenever you cast a spell, if mana from a Treasure was spent to cast it, this Class deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to each opponent.
Enchantment - Class
Breaching Dragonstorm
When this enchantment enters, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast it without paying its mana cost if that spell's mana value is 8 or less. If you don't, put that card into your hand.
When a Dragon you control enters, return this enchantment to its owner's hand.
When a Dragon you control enters, return this enchantment to its owner's hand.
Enchantment
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Flying
Whenever Dragonhawk enters or attacks, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of creatures you control with power 4 or greater. You may play those cards until your next end step. At the beginning of your next end step, Dragonhawk deals 2 damage to each opponent for each of those cards that are still exiled.
Whenever Dragonhawk enters or attacks, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of creatures you control with power 4 or greater. You may play those cards until your next end step. At the beginning of your next end step, Dragonhawk deals 2 damage to each opponent for each of those cards that are still exiled.
Legendary Creature - Dragon Bird
Echoing Assault
Creature tokens you control have menace.
Whenever you attack a player, choose target nontoken creature that's attacking that player. Create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's 1/1. The token enters tapped and attacking that player. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Whenever you attack a player, choose target nontoken creature that's attacking that player. Create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's 1/1. The token enters tapped and attacking that player. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
Enchantment
Gathering Stone
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Spells you cast of the chosen type cost less to cast.
When this artifact enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard.
Spells you cast of the chosen type cost less to cast.
When this artifact enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand. If you don't put the card into your hand, you may put it into your graveyard.
Artifact
Generous Plunderer
Menace
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may create a Treasure token. When you do, target opponent creates a tapped Treasure token.
Whenever this creature attacks, it deals damage to defending player equal to the number of artifacts they control.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may create a Treasure token. When you do, target opponent creates a tapped Treasure token.
Whenever this creature attacks, it deals damage to defending player equal to the number of artifacts they control.
Creature - Human Rogue
Goldvein Pick
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei
: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
: Create a 5/5 red Dragon Spirit creature token with flying. Activate only if you control an attacking modified creature. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
: Create a 5/5 red Dragon Spirit creature token with flying. Activate only if you control an attacking modified creature. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Legendary Creature - Goblin Samurai
Hit the Mother Lode
Discover 10. If the discovered card's mana value is less than 10, create a number of tapped Treasure tokens equal to the difference. (To discover 10, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 10 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Sorcery
Improvisation Capstone
Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile cards with total mana value 4 or greater. You may cast any number of spells from among them without paying their mana costs.
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Paradigm (Then exile this spell. After you first resolve a spell with this name, you may cast a copy of it from exile without paying its mana cost at the beginning of each of your first main phases.)
Sorcery - Lesson
Invasion of Tarkir
(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When this Siege enters, reveal any number of Dragon cards from your hand. When you do, this Siege deals X plus 2 damage to any other target, where X is the number of cards revealed this way. (X can be 0.)
When this Siege enters, reveal any number of Dragon cards from your hand. When you do, this Siege deals X plus 2 damage to any other target, where X is the number of cards revealed this way. (X can be 0.)
Battle - Siege
Last Light of Durin's Day
Whenever a Mountain you control enters, put a quest counter on this enchantment. If it has six or more quest counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, search your hand and/or library for a Dragon card and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Mountaincycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Mountaincycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Enchantment
Loot Dispute
When this enchantment enters, you take the initiative and create a Treasure token.
Whenever you attack the player who has the initiative, create a Treasure token.
Loud Ruckus — Whenever you complete a dungeon, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Whenever you attack the player who has the initiative, create a Treasure token.
Loud Ruckus — Whenever you complete a dungeon, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Enchantment
Magda, the Hoardmaster
Whenever you commit a crime, create a tapped Treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn. (Targeting opponents, anything they control, and/or cards in their graveyards is a crime.)
Sacrifice three Treasures: Create a 4/4 red Scorpion Dragon creature token with flying and haste. Activate only as a sorcery.
Sacrifice three Treasures: Create a 4/4 red Scorpion Dragon creature token with flying and haste. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Berserker Dwarf
Mimic Vat
Imprint — Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with this artifact to its owner's graveyard.
, : Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with this artifact. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
, : Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with this artifact. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Artifact
Prying Blade
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Savage Beating
Cast this spell only during combat on your turn.
Choose one —
• Creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.
• Untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Choose one —
• Creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.
• Untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Instant
Scourge of the Throne
Flying
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever this creature attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Creature - Dragon
Sozin's Comet
Each creature you control gains firebending 5 until end of turn. (Whenever it attacks, add . This mana lasts until end of combat.)
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Sorcery
Sticky Fingers
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has menace and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token." (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures. The token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
When enchanted creature dies, draw a card.
Enchanted creature has menace and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token." (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures. The token is an artifact with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
When enchanted creature dies, draw a card.
Enchantment - Aura
Summon: Bahamut
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II — Destroy up to one target nonland permanent.
III — Draw two cards.
IV — Mega Flare — This creature deals damage equal to the total mana value of other permanents you control to each opponent.
Flying
I, II — Destroy up to one target nonland permanent.
III — Draw two cards.
IV — Mega Flare — This creature deals damage equal to the total mana value of other permanents you control to each opponent.
Flying
Creature Enchantment - Saga Dragon
Territorial Hellkite
Flying, haste
At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose an opponent at random that this creature didn't attack during your last combat. This creature attacks that player this combat if able. If you can't choose an opponent this way, tap this creature.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose an opponent at random that this creature didn't attack during your last combat. This creature attacks that player this combat if able. If you can't choose an opponent this way, tap this creature.
Creature - Dragon
The One Ring
Indestructible
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
Legendary Artifact
There and Back Again
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Up to one target creature can't block for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you.
II — Search your library for a Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
III — Create Smaug, a legendary 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying, haste, and "When Smaug dies, create fourteen Treasure tokens."
I — Up to one target creature can't block for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you.
II — Search your library for a Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
III — Create Smaug, a legendary 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying, haste, and "When Smaug dies, create fourteen Treasure tokens."
Enchantment - Saga
Treasure Map
, : Scry 1. Put a landmark counter on this artifact. Then if there are three or more landmark counters on it, remove those counters, transform this artifact, and create three Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with ", Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Artifact
Maybeboard
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{"ops":[{"insert":{"card-link":"Knuckles the Echidna"}},{"insert":" Welcome to Knuckles the Echidna helming mono-red dragon tribal! This is a deck entry for the September 2026 deckbuilding contest.\n\nSo why Knuckles? It's simple! Dragons like treasures, and Knuckles helps make them. At the same time, dragon treasure effects help build towards the Knuckles alternate wincon. The overall goal is to make a ton of treasures and kill your opponents through direct damage in several possible ways. The potential wincons are:\n\nGo sideways into opponent's face with dragons."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Do a light storm-off with Stormscale Scion or Dragonstorm for Terror of the Peaks and a few other dragons for ETB win damage. We'll get to some of them in a moment."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Run back infinite combats with Hellkite Charger and treasure generation on damage or attack effects."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Activate the 20 and 30 artifact alternate wincon for Knuckles and Hellkite Tyrant, respectively (this is the fun option)."},{"attributes":{"list":"ordered"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nGenerally, the game plan is to start generating treasures and smashing face as quickly as possible, then play to your available options to achieve one of these wincons.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"There be dragons."},{"insert":" Most dragons that generate treasure tokens are in the deck. Smaug, Ganax, Goldspan Dragon, et cetera. Of note:\nSwashbuckler Extraordinaire can help get double-strike on the non-Knuckles creatures. You get the sacrificed treasure right back for multiple hits on different opponents. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Bonehoard Dracosaur and Atsushi, the Blazing Sky can generate treasures and/or get fuel. Thundermane Dragon and Parapet Thrasher are also here for value generation. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Cavern-Hoard Dragon is the best red dragon in the format. It makes tons of treasures and can usually be played very cheap, very early. "},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Phyrexian Dragon Engine is perfect here. It's cheap, it's an artifact, it draws cards and recurs, it has double strike. This and then Knuckles equals four treasure tokens per combat."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Shivan Devastator can either be a cheap, evasive beater or a finisher outlet for treasure mana."},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"There be treasure."},{"insert":" The deck includes several equipment cards that generate treasures, either off of Knuckles' double strike damage, or your dragons. They also count towards affinity requirements and artifact count. Personally, I love equipment; these could probably be cut, but they do help snowball into a lot of treasures early. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Curve considerations."},{"insert":" There are a few low-cost dragons and non-dragons in the deck, serving for both their effects and as low-CMC combat platforms for equipment. Magda is obligatory: she generates treasures, tutors for dragons when necessary, and can end the game herself as well with a few activations. Sarkhan is basically a dragon anyway and ETBs a treasure. Reckless Barbarian and Dragonlord's Servant can help ramp in addition to hitting face. Ragavan is here because he's Ragavan, he's a cheap beater that makes treasures and that's what you're here to do. The deck can assuredly be further optimized (using cards like Professional Face-Breaker, but a deliberate choice was made to only utilize dragons or dragon-synergist creatures as much as possible.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Dragon-artifact synergies."},{"insert":" The treasure generation theme also allows a few less common dragon inclusions, such as Chiss-Goria and Furnace Hellkite, both of which have affinity for artifacts. Chiss-Goria in particular can help flip into more ramp, treasure-generating equipment, or strong cards like Roaming Throne or Portal to Phyrexia. There's also Hellkite Igniter, a hasty boy that for an additonal two mana gets power equal to the number of artifacts you control. Dowsing Dagger is included to put this effect on ANY creature you control, potentially making for an easy commander damage win.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Fuel. "},{"insert":"Rain of Riches is here as a treasure payoff to cascade into more cards. The deck includes the \"draw X cards and make X treasures\" spells for synergy and additional draw. A few cards like Season of the Bold, Atsushi, and Bonehoard Dracosaur can either impulse draw or net treasures as needed. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Interaction."},{"insert":" Decks need to have at least some interaction, so this deck does. Spiteful Banditry is the key one, since it nets you treasures and clears early boards. Crackle With Power can hit several targets or just end the game as a treasure outlet. A lot of the classics are here, along with a couple of redirect/protection spells for Knuckles or key dragons. Other cards like Dragon Tempest, Terror of the Peaks, and Parapet Thrasher double for removal as needed. These can be modified for taste or based on your experience with the deck. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Game Changers."},{"insert":" This deck was designed for the mid-tier bracket three, which means a limit of three game changers. Jeska's Will is here for mana acceleration, potential storm, and card draw, but could be replace with Seething Song or something else with a loss of flexibility. Gamble helps find pieces you might want. Ancient Tomb is here because this is a dragon deck that wants to attack, and the faster Knuckles/Dragons are beating face and making treasures, the better. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Manabase."},{"insert":" Mostly mountains. Cavern of Souls is mandatory if you want to resolve creatures; name dragons or warrior. There are a handful of nonbasics that generate treasure tokens, and those are all included. Arena of Glory is great in every red deck. Fomori Vault can help search for key cards once your treasure counts are up. Volatile Fault is here to nix a key nonbasic from an opponent if necessary, netting a treasure in the process. You could just as easily run something like Ghost Quarter or other nonbasic land hate in red. If you really want to make your table hate you, you could play Blood Moon effects, or go into a Valakut/all mountains mix and play Ruination or Boom//Bust once you can sustain yourself on treasure tokens. Wouldn't recommend it, though. \n\n"},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"Upgrades."},{"insert":" There are other cards that would work pretty well with this deck like Mox Opal and The One Ring. Slot them in if you like; the intent here was to try something a little different and avoid too many auto-includes. The Maybeboard section contains other cards I looked at while making the deck that might give ideas.\n\nIf you got this far, thanks for reading!\n"}]}