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 his other types and gains flying.
How Sarkhan decks play in EDH
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant is a mono-red commander costing 1R, and its legendary creature - human druid line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $39.74Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (1)
Removal (5)
Creatures (7)
Synergy & payoffs (5)
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What colours can I use in a Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant deck?
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant 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 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant?
The cards played most often in Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant decks include Desolation of Smaug, Smaug the Magnificent, Desert Were-Worm. 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 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $39.74 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 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant 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.