Our club’s typal challenge is imminent, and I keep circling back to Dragons. Not because they’re subtle (they aren’t), but because Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm opens up a lot of space on the table. She’s a commander who forces you to choose a philosophy, not just a pile of big flyers.
To be clear, there’s nothing wrong with a pile of big flyers.
I’m writing this over a week before it’s published and I’m not near locking in a list at the time of writing. I’m at the stage of mapping the possible paths. Let’s get into it…
There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from building a Dragon deck in Commander. You get the sense that every spell is a declaration, and every creature a spectacle. When Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm sits in the command zone, that feeling intensifies. She transforms the Dragon tribal, turning each scaly arrival into a doubled threat and pushing you to decide what flavour of Dragon deck you want to unleash. Miirym is generous like that: she gives you the freedom to choose your path, then rewards you for committing to it.
For many players, the most natural path is the classic one; the big‑mana, big‑Dragon fantasy where you ramp early and let the late game erupt in wings and fire. Cards like Savage Ventmaw, Old Gnawbone, and Atarka, World Render feel almost unfair when Miirym is doubling them, and even a straightforward threat like Thundermaw Hellkite becomes a table‑shaking moment when it arrives with a twin. This version of the deck plays like a slow‑building storm: quiet in the early turns, then suddenly impossible to ignore.
But Miirym also invites you to lean into the treasure‑hoarding side of Dragon lore. With creatures like Ancient Copper Dragon, Goldspan Dragon, and Ganax, Astral Hunter, you can build a deck where every combat step becomes an economic event. Miirym doubling an Ancient Copper Dragon is the kind of moment that makes the table collectively exhale; not in relief, but in resignation. The treasure build feels decadent, almost greedy, as though you’re running a mint powered by fire and teeth, and Miirym is the foreman ensuring production never slows.
If you prefer precision over spectacle, Miirym can helm a more deliberate, value‑driven approach built around enter‑the‑battlefield triggers. Dragons like Bogardan Hellkite, Balefire Dragon, and Scourge of Valkas become devastating when their effects are doubled, turning modest interactions into sweeping board swings. Even utility pieces like Hoarding Dragon and Dragonborn Looter gain new weight when Miirym is involved. This version of the deck feels less like a blunt instrument and more like a scalpel, albeit a scalpel the size of a bus.
Then there’s the joyful chaos of the token‑focused build, where the goal isn’t to cast the biggest Dragons but to create the most Dragons. Cards like Lathliss, Dragon Queen, Utvara Hellkite, and Dragon Broodmother turn the battlefield into a hatchery, and Miirym’s doubling effect compounds the madness. A single Dragon entering the battlefield can trigger a cascade of tokens, which then trigger more Dragons, until the board becomes a living, flapping avalanche. It’s messy, theatrical, and the kind of deck that makes people laugh even as they realise they’re doomed.
For players who enjoy bending the rules, Miirym also supports a spellslinger‑adjacent approach where Dragons are payload rather than plan. Dragonstorm, Monster Manual and Sneak Attack (among plenty of other cards) let you cheat enormous threats into play, and Miirym dutifully copies them regardless of how they arrived. Even cards like Sarkhan’s Unsealing or Draconic Intervention add a spell‑heavy texture to the deck, turning your Dragons into both creatures and catalysts. This version feels experimental, almost Izzet‑like, but Miirym makes it sing.
And finally, there’s the minimalist approach; the version where Miirym herself is the engine and the win condition. Instead of stuffing the deck with every Dragon available, you curate a smaller suite of high‑impact threats like Terror of the Peaks, Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient, or Inferno of the Star Mounts, then devote the rest of the deck to protecting Miirym. Cards like Lightning Greaves, Asceticism, and Heroic Intervention become essential, because when Miirym stays on the battlefield, the deck snowballs effortlessly. When she doesn’t, you simply rebuild and try again.
What ties all these approaches together is Miirym’s remarkable flexibility. She doesn’t dictate your identity; she amplifies it. Whether you want to breathe fire, mint treasure, manipulate triggers, flood the skies, or cast Dragons in ways that would make a rules lawyer sweat, Miirym meets you there and doubles the fun. She’s a commander who rewards creativity, commitment, and a willingness to embrace the spectacular.
I’m pretty settled on her for the Typal Challenge. I want to step into a deck that can be both dramatic and disciplined. Miirym turns every choice into something larger than life. And honestly, that’s exactly what a Dragon deck should feel like.
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