Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest

Rmono-red{3}{R}{R}$3.52
Legendary Creature — Bird Dragon
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest card art

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.

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How Dragonhawk decks play in EDH

Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest is a mono-red commander costing 3RR, and its legendary creature - bird dragon line shapes the whole deck around it. The card rewards attacking, so the deck is built to keep creatures pointed at opponents rather than sitting back. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.

Most-played cards

20 cards · about $46.74

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Ramp (2)

Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings
$0.24
Smaug the Magnificent
Smaug the Magnificent
$18.90

Removal (1)

Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act
$0.87

Creatures (12)

Desert Were-Worm
Desert Were-Worm
$0.31
Veteran Brawlers
Veteran Brawlers
$2.23
Wall of Torches
Wall of Torches
$0.25
Tiger-Dillo
Tiger-Dillo
$0.10
Lupine Prototype
Lupine Prototype
$0.25
Wall of Razors
Wall of Razors
$0.31
Slumbering Cerberus
Slumbering Cerberus
$0.17
Tyrox, Saurid Tyrant
Tyrox, Saurid Tyrant
$0.19
Giant Cindermaw
Giant Cindermaw
$0.12
Fear of Being Hunted
Fear of Being Hunted
$0.19
Combat Celebrant
Combat Celebrant
$1.16

Synergy & payoffs (4)

Desolation of Smaug
Desolation of Smaug
$0.37
Ruby Medallion
Ruby Medallion
$13.82
Chaos Warp
Chaos Warp
$0.32
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves
$3.45

Lands (1)

Hall of Echoes
Hall of Echoes
$3.18

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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.

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Dragonhawk deck questions

What colours can I use in a Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck?

Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest has a mono-red colour identity, so every card in the deck must be red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.

What are the best cards for Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest?

The cards played most often in Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest decks include Desert Were-Worm, Glóin the Mighty // Easy Pickings, Smaug the Magnificent. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.

How much does a Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck cost?

The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $46.74 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.

Can I build a Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest deck from cards I already own?

Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.

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