jmh45255 {"ops":[{"insert":"Just looking for some general opinions on this gruul dragons deck I made up here. Figured i'd get some thoughts before I bought it (cause damn...cards I didn't know were sought after went up recently evidently).\n\nI still have a few cards I'm not totally sold on yet but they're in there right now and fair enough I suppose ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Skyship Stalker"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragonmaster Outcast"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Terror of Mount Velus"}},{"insert":" )\n\nAs you can see I'm really trying to make tons of mana ("},{"insert":{"card-link":"Savage Ventmaw"}},{"insert":" & "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient"}},{"insert":" ) to get extra combat steps with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Aggravated Assault"}},{"insert":" and "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Hellkite Charger"}},{"insert":" , but I can also just make a bunch of mana and win the game with cards like "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Comet Storm"}},{"insert":" or "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Shivan Hellkite"}},{"insert":" .\n\nI have lots of haste and ramp (I feel) with a decent amount of draw in a Gruul deck.\n\nNot sure "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Wulfgar of Icewind Dale"}},{"insert":" Is still useful in this build so please correct me there or i'll be totally okay with dropping him. Like I said, I welcome the thoughts here because I want it to be as good as it can be in terms of a giant dragon bomb deck. This is more or less a pet project cause a deck of all dragon bombs just tickles me.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://archidekt.com/decks/1748195#Gruul_Dragons"},"insert":"Gruul Dragons (Commander / EDH) - Archidekt"},{"insert":"\n"}]}
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Is this deck essentially an upgraded precon that you are constantly tinkering with (this isn't a judgement. I have a "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp"}},{"insert":" deck like that for me)? When I think dragons I think 5 color. It there a reason to keep it gruul? Personally I really like the idea of a 5 color "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Morophon, the Boundless"}},{"insert":" dragon deck since so many big dragons cost 1 of each color then like 1 colorless so you get a lot of value for the cost reduction. \n\nIf you are sticking with gruul then a couple things:\n\nYou have a lot of land. 39 seems high to me. I think I would be closer to 35 but have more ramp. While your ramp is fine in most decks you are playing an extremely expensive commander. I would be worried about counter spells and instant speed removal. If you spend 7 on your commander and an opponent just needs to have 1 to swords to plowshares it then that's a huge risk. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Kodama's Reach"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Three Wishes"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Sakura-Tribe Elder"}},{"insert":" are good options. \n\nI think you need more removal. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Nature's Claim"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Krosan Grip"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Dragon's Fire"}},{"insert":" are good options\n\nThe biggest weakness decks like this have is removal. You are playing huge creatures. I think there are 2 options and I think you should do a little of both. First you should lower your curve. More than 20 cards in your deck are cmc 5 or greater. You are so susceptible to having someone just kill your creatures as they etb and now you have no more turn. \n\nTo fix this I would first try to lower my curve. All those 5+ cmc creatures need to be paired down to the necessities and lower cost dragons added. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Arcbound Whelp"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Taurean Mauler"}},{"insert":" even replacing 6 and 7cmc dragons with 5s will go a long way. You probably need a"},{"insert":{"card-link":"Minion of the Mighty"}},{"insert":" as well\n\nYou could also use some protection. "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Heroic Intervention"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Deflecting Swat"}},{"insert":" "},{"insert":{"card-link":"Obscuring Haze"}},{"insert":" can all be great ways of keeping things alive from surprises and keeping your expensive creatures alive. \n\nFinally anything that's not a dragon or cares about dragons can probably go\n"}]}
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