A History of Dragons

[@MagicArcanum]

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[@johanandersson8252]

How to summon Cute Dwagons for free with a hastey red 0/1 dude.

[@mattcurrin493]

If you were wondering, Niv Mizzet is tied for the most legendary creatures with Omnath as well as Avacyn if you could to her DFC as two different cards, I had fun looking this up lol

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

Hope we get to see more of Niv-Mizzet down the line

[@loganjamesonhatch5050]

I believe bolas has more but only if you count the planeswalkers

[@mattcurrin493]

@@loganjamesonhatch5050 that’s why I said creatures, there’s plenty of planeswalkers with like eight cards

[@LadyBernkastel92]

I was gonna say maybe Jeska , but one of those is a planeswalker. Still she showed up as three legendary creatures which is pretty neat. (Well 2.333, I guess, depending on how you count Karona)

[@kazutokirigaya7710]

@@LadyBernkastel92 Why Karona?

[@HeartfireGames]

Love how the green cup has become a symbol of tongue-in-cheek shade. Great video as always!

[@jozefkeresturi2139]

Started with M20. So my favourite dragon is Drakuseth Maw of Flames. I remember playing the arena precon with it and being really happy when I dropped it on the battlefield,

[@ThePlayer4our]

I started with New Phyrexia and I still have my foil MoltenSteel Dragon from the theme deck. One of my favorite cards

[@violet7033]

For me it was M15’s Siege Dragon

[@jeremycocciolone9223]

I am also a big fan of Drakuseth, mainly because I like to imagine his effect being just collateral damage and not him actually targeting anything else, its just his flames are so big they end up scorching anything around them.

[@benrockefeller6334]

My first dragon card is from BFZ, but my oldest (known) set-wise is Atarka, World Render and Ojutai, Soul of Winter. I played as early as Gatecrash, but dragons weren't really present in that era.

[@Magi10101]

Agreed. It was awesome and won me several games and clutches.

[@arcanosmox7113]

God every time I see the art for pixie dragon I am blown away. Like you can't tell if it's a tiny dragon next to a Crack in the ground or a massive dragon next to a canyon, I adore it so much.

[@oom-3262]

I watched the whole video but still, imma gonna banter about the changelings like a true chad

[@obadijahparks]

Thanks Chadd with two D's. I call Chad's like this comment type Chad, chadd with two D's.

[@rmcminiking]

Let's just add two of every letter. *CCHHAADD*

[@sethb3090]

@@rmcminiking what kinds of lands to you even tap to pay that cost lol

[@KnightsofGaming2016]

I can't tell you how happy I was to not only get a notification saying that there is a new Magic Arcanum video, but that it is about dragons. Double whammy!

[@oweneaston3121]

10 year old me rummaging through a box of stuff my dad had when he played. Finding a black and red dragons deck which last was updated in invasion. That deck was my intro to mtg. Catacomb dragon will forever be amazing to me.

[@Quintonomous]

In my magic infancy, I made a red/green dragon deck mostly around the 'Devour' mechanic. I thought it would make sense if I used all of the non creature spells I could find to make as many goblins as possible early, then eat them all for one huge Hellkite Hatchling. Savage Ventmaw and Harbinger of the Hunt didn't have the devour mechanic, but they both did so much work for me in that deck that I developed a soft spot for them. I recently made a Godzilla (Zilortha) Commander deck, and it made me very happy to put the Savage Ventmaw in it

[@MrZachensation]

man, so many good points. Dragons are just so diverse, choosing a favorite is hard.

[@sethhawkins2609]

Didn't get into MTG until I walked past a lgs and they were having an event for Dominaria release. Everyone was super welcoming. I ended up pulling a Vaevictus. Declared at that point that Jund was going to be my favorite color combo and it's held true ever since

[@VengirSvogthos]

Dragons are my favorite type in MTG, and I truly enjoy using their ferocity to destroy pesky planeswalkers. Back when I played the most, Bogarden hellkite was the star of the show, clearing the field before turning around and smashing faces in.

[@alexb639]

When I was just getting into Magic it was around when Dragons of Tarkir came out. It was either my first or second booster that I bought and I happened to get Silumgar the Drifting Death from it.

[@mikejh1604]

Gadrak is still my favorite take on the “treasure hoarding dragon”, he’s just so much fun to play

[@isaacgraff8288]

Hellkite Tyrant is one I think you'd like.

[@kafros13]

As a fan of Heroes of Might and Magic (III), there is something about the simplicity of Red, Green, Black, Blue, and Red dragons in Forgotten Realms that makes my nostalgia kick-in.

[@itaiayalon3385]

I started building a Tiamat commander deck. I really love dragons. great video as always!

[@mattc1uk]

I really appreciate the use of the percentage for your advertisement segment. That's a clear and unique way of showing that. Keep up the good work.

[@lucassmith7770]

I have recently lost a lot of my love for Magic, but I cannot bring myself to sell my dragons. My Ur-Dragon deck is my MtG pride and joy.

[@EUPassionStorm]

My favorite dragon is preyseizer dragon. It has devour 2, and the attack trigger is direct damage. I ran a mean modern devour deck back in high school, top of the group. Preyseizer was the threat that made people question if they could still win once I played it. Fires of yavimaya, eight tokens from mycosynth, burn their flyer and announce preyseizer. Generally a scoop.

[@nerdfreed9345]

Now that I work at a game shop I am so excited to be able to see these dragons and other cards in person now, and use the knowledge I've gained from this channel to talk to co-workers and guests.

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

that's really wholesome

[@DracosDiabolis]

To this day, my favorite dragon is Teeka's Dragon. Just something about a flying, trampling, 5/5 with Rampage 4. Just tickles my fancy. With a Lure effect. Lmao

[@scottbandel4207]

I like all of the dragons in magic. I have a collection of all obtainable dragons regular art and alternative art. Any ways love the story's and content you put out many thanks.

[@bradymclaughlin6376]

They did my boy Inferno of the Star Mounts dirty, he's the most powerful sorcerer in the Forgotten Realms, and I would have liked to see some of that on his card

[@RoastedPheasant]

Idk if they really "did him dirty", he's the only card in the set that's a one card otk.

[@bradymclaughlin6376]

@@RoastedPheasant fair, but my point about his sorcery not being represented stands

[@leonvalenzuela4096]

@@bradymclaughlin6376 20 damage when he has gain enough fire? tapping to deal 1 in the "cheap" effect of sorcerer in mtg, this is a much more powerful version of deal damage without needing combat, I personally like it

[@Avengedtenfold]

I feel similarly about Lloth. When I think of The Spider Queen, a literal goddess and one of the most powerful entities in the setting, It wouldn't be the upper-end of an aristocrats deck. And not a really good one to be honest.

[@sesamestreettv]

For sure Drakuseth, I remember picking up magic in 2019 and just being blown away by that card! The art, the flavor the potential! The reason why dragons are one of my favorite tribes

[@seanm4682]

Shivan Dragon was my first real beater in my first Magic decks and I still love it to this day, it was in my Surrak Dragonclaw deck for the longest time

[@aethershield4307]

Ur-dragon for me. Picked up the c17 deck on release as my first entry into commander. Rarely played the deck back then as i was a novice and didn't understand how to fix the land curve. Experience gathered since then and a wave of new dragons released with recent sets including AFR and strixhaven and i have today blew the dust off the deck box, dug into the sleeved contents and began the rebuild. And oh boy, am i excited to dominate the skies!

[@pieboygames]

You forgot Bahamut who disguises himself as a human planes walker only to reveal himself once he’s garnered his power

[@UwURainUwU]

I got into EDH and basically Magic properly when my friend bought me the 2017 Ur-Dragon precon. That guy (and his deck as it is today) will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@thrud159]

You mentioned my favorite dragon! Moltensteel Dragon's art is my desktop background. I liked using Hoarding dragon to fetch for Moltensteel since I only owned one copy.

[@ForeverLaxx]

Dragon Mage is my favorite thanks to the flavortext. I'm surprised you didn't mention Obsidian Charmaw from MH2 since it has a pretty unique land destruction ability. That dragon made me redesign my Boros LD/Prison into a Mardu LD/Prison deck (thanks also in part to Vindicate).

[@MathewDvorak]

One of my favorite dragons is Hellkite Tyrant. I really like how they incorporated the treasure hoarding aspect into him stealing it from those who he attacks. I am also a sucker for any card that says "You win the game" on them. I like to imagine that once you've built up your hoard enough he is just like "ah I'm gonna retire now."

[@thompsonedwards8299]

Moltensteel dragon has to be my favorite dragon BY FAR. James Ryman's did a stupendous job with the artwork and it is also my favorite foil ever, residing in my precious mono red Gadrak edh deck.

[@ig88bounty3]

The ur dragon precon was my first ever commander deck, and the main reason i still play to this day!

[@somenerdDavid]

I'm a big fan of Terror of the Peaks. A recent deck I put together (the first one I completed by myself actually) features a fun combo with it and Immortal Phoenix (no way I'm the first to do it, but I was proud that I discovered it on my own). Great video!

[@Robdragon87]

Kilnmouth Dragon is always going to be my go-to. Vampiric Dragon right after that.

[@brendanmckee1846]

I have always had a soft spot for Teeka’s Dragon, as I always really wanted it as a kid and really liked the combination of trample and rampage that it sported

[@sergemiclette2564]

When i started playing i loved shivan dragon, but by now terror of the peeks as become my #1

[@texier13]

Honorable mention for the WIngblade family in Dominaria, i know the plane has a lot of other important dragons but this guys have a lot of cards through different sets, even the first zombie dragon!

[@impendio]

I want to give some honorable mentions to great dragons that didn’t make it: Korvold! he’s just great and dragon noble is an awesome type line, not to mention the flavor of him eating the banquet, the gifts and the guests lol Ramos and Mishra’s Dragon Engines, just dumb weapons of mass destruction that somehow became deified thousands of years later and were a mcguffin all along for Urza’s master plan? AFR’s Dragonborns, the one humanoid dragon race we’ve gotten after all this years, we have like three different kinds of snake people, rat people, monkey goblins, all the elephant, cat and dog people but no dragon people until now?! Such a fantasy staple. And for my favorite dragon? I’m a huge sucker for japanese mythology so O-Kagachi would be one of my top ones and I also like a lot Wasitora’s lore and design, and my top would have to be Form of the Dragon, nothing beats becoming the dragon yourself!

[@yotuel9064]

The funny thing about Dragonborns is that they aren't related to dragons.

[@benrockefeller6334]

I would like to note that dragonborn are typically overshadowed by the fantasy stereotype of the most intelligent dragons having humanoid forms, so it would be cool to see more double-faced dragons that have humanoid counterparts, similar to Chromium Rule, who is my favorite dragon. Ugin is actually cooler IMO, but he has no creature cards. If they do another flashback set like origins was, Ugin would be one of the best choices for it.

[@benrockefeller6334]

It might even be cool to see dragon slayers inspired by Fairy Tail, who have powers granted by dragons and effectively become dragonborn themselves, even having the ability to become dragons as a curse for their power. I could see that happening on Tarkir or Dominaria.

[@impendio]

@@yotuel9064 depends on the edition tho

[@johnmichaelbushman]

I refuse to believe it took him only one take to say "This'll make your adventuring gear look like top-tier loot." without breaking into laughter.

[@nathanweegee1212]

My first commander I had was Kaalia and balefire dragon soon became my favorite creature to date back when it came out!

[@morganamtgard3490]

Bogardan hellkite is my favorite by far. I was working on a UR dragonstorm deck right before the banning of seething song. Love this card sad it didnt make the video.

[@benjamincrowley9919]

THUNDERMAW HELLKITE is def my all time fav with one of the best and most aggressive ETBs ever printed.

[@edakra369]

My favorite dragon lorewise is Darigaaz. From "good guy dragon" to Primeval and back, Rhammi is just trying to do his best. I dig that.

[@_solid__]

I really enjoy these history videos. I've been playing since around Alara and getting to see how the designs from the early days progressed to cards that I was introduced to when I got into the game then see them continue to evolve into current forms is really cool.

[@willchamberlin701]

Utvara Hellkite is my favorite. He makes the vicious nature of dragons more rewarding by making more to leave behind and then attack with later

[@cwill1090]

I love immerstrum predator! Indestructable creatures are always welcome!

[@asmonde420]

The Shivan dragon will always be my favorite. Rare when I fist started playing in the early days of the game. It was a delight to get one in a pack.

[@dreamakuma]

Darigaaz the Igniter was my First Magic Card and to this day it holds my heart as favorite.

[@sethb3090]

Moonveil Dragon is one of my favorites. I have it in a Grand Warlord Radha aggro ramp deck, and if it comes down on curve (read: turn 4) the teamwide firebreathing presents absolutely terrifying amounts of damage and ensures that there is no longer any such thing as a "good block."

[@SirMorNo]

glad im not the only one who has a strange attraction to these mythical creatures, it has been a joy been upgrading my Dragonic Rage set after not being into MTG since before planeswalkers were a thing

[@robertserna9628]

Shivan Dragon will always be my favorite. When I make a deck for a new player, I always start with a red goblin deck with some burn spells and at least 1 Shivan Dragon. I feel it really gives them a chance to learn the various spells in the game.

[@leo_cactus299]

Definitely balefire dragon. The art is beautiful, it’s power is ridiculous, and the vibe it gives is just priceless

[@brendenhoving4036]

The whole reason why one of my friends started playing magic was because there were dragons. They are his favorite creature of all time. Every deck he had when he started was dragon themed. It was and still is great.

[@Big75Husky75]

Dragonlord Dromoka is by far my favorite Dragon. When I got back into Magic after College Tarkir was the new set. The GWB Abzan immediately draw me in and I had to make a main deck within it. Obviously I couldn't not include some of the heavy hitters in this deck, so I have multiple dragons from Tarkir BUT my favorite outta all of them is Dragonlord Dromoka.

[@robertunijat8299]

Wow I remember having Crimson Hellkite from Mirage in my deck back when I started playing and it was the best thing ever. Not that it helped me win any more games but it was SO FREAKIN' COOOOOOL!

[@victorlong8830]

It was great meeting you at the store today. Keep up the good content! :D

[@Heavymetalhunk]

Hellkite Overlord was my 1st mythic rare, loved hellkites since especially Tyrant with Mycrosynth Lattice

[@Jjdude101]

Love this channel so much:3 Started a dragon heavy campaign - this definitely helped w/ some fun ideas

[@derhasslichebetrachter874]

Crimson Hellkite is the most dragonly dragon in my eyes. Its artwork AND especially his german name is awesome and flashed me as a child. And it has not lost any of his magic. Mist Dragon is also one of my favorites.

[@e.schroeder474]

no idea why I was never shown this vid in my feed until now. I've got the bell on. either way, love your work yall!

[@markadkins1842]

Having a lot of fun with Goldspan Dragon right now, but I share a love for for Slumbering Dragon! It was such a fun take on a dragon card!

[@nolffb]

Kilnmouth Dragon!!! It was my VIP in my Dragon Deck. 20 years ago. ^^

[@jacobswain2131]

Balefire Dragon was one of the first singles I ever bought and I love that card so much to this day.

[@caseysmith7283]

You could have at least featured the full art dragons from the new set! Wonderful video. I never get tired of Ryan telling me it’s story time or sharing the lord of the cards.

[@MagicArcanum]

It's actually hard to find high-resolution images of cards from the latest set, especially for alternate / full art versions. Sorry!

[@jka97]

I would love to see a "history of Illusions in Magic" because I'm currently making a Minn, Wily Illusionist deck and these cards are really fun! Great video as always Ryan!

[@paleconfidant380]

My favorite dragon will always be Balefire Dragon from Innistrad. Shes got nostalgia, respectable stats, and she can burninate your opponents whole team at the drop of a hat.

[@codytuck1197]

I have a Scion of the Ur-Dragon deck and it is by far my favorite deck! Scion is most likely my favorite dragon. But aesthetically i love the secret lair Ur-Dragon, i bought it for my deck

[@AnEnemySpy456]

It's pretty wild that the Chromatic Dragons of D&D just happen to map perfectly to the five colors of Magic completely unintentionally.

[@aunrah02]

I really like the artwork for Scourge Of The Throne. It is... just glorious

[@dillonwyatt8144]

When I first got into Magic, it was around Onslaught. So my first interaction with a "dragon" of note was Bladewing: The Risen. That is the iconic dragon I always come back to when I think of MTG dragons.

[@YohWolf]

Great video. The only thing I missed was a mention of dragonborn in AFR, I think humanoid dragons with class types is a notable new step for the tribe

[@dougal937]

Vaevictis Asmadi the Dire is still my favourite dragon ever and leads probably my favourite commander deck ever. Who doesn't love chaos warp on legs or wings? He started out as a dragon tribal deck because he's flipping big creatures off the top of your deck and what bigger boys are there than dragons. Also sacrificing some tasty kobolds or elves to bring more dragons to your feast is very flavourful.

[@joesullivan7940]

Totally agree with you about the Strixhaven dragons. Those 5 could easily have filled out other tribes rosters while potentially being interesting story points (maverick profs, the dept secretary that secretly runs everything, the gradstudent that knows more than their mentor.)

[@HMK-nh4ft]

“Still dies to a punch of squirrels.”

[@mtgygo4249]

Balefire Dragon is probably my favorite. The artwork reminds me of Chernabog from Fantasia and I like dragons to be menacing creatures!

[@Codeman1930]

I’m considering making a dragon commander deck with Tiamat as the commander, so this is fun.

[@inaminayo5327]

Sounds fun, but tbh I'd rather just play Ur-Dragon and run Tiamat in the 99

[@Codeman1930]

@@inaminayo5327 probably a better idea

[@houseofflyingwonton3870]

Golos is still the better dragon commander

[@inaminayo5327]

@@houseofflyingwonton3870 Golos? The golem? I'm not sure if I agree with that buddy...

[@houseofflyingwonton3870]

@@inaminayo5327 try it with a cedh play style and you are able to consistently turn 4ish win with infinite combat.

[@ChronoBolt]

Shivan Dragon was the first ever rare I pulled way back in 10th edition [I think? I got a booster pack and a Kamahl Pit Fighter deck as a birthday gift], so it will always be special to me. And now it's got a stronger, legendary version in AFR, so I'm just psyched

[@nachopi6216]

Chromium the mutable is my favorite dragon because i like the lore behind this dragon. Being one of Bolas' siblings and the fact this dragon prefers to interact with humans by transforming himself into a human is a pretty cool and interesting idea that i like a lot.

[@cottoncandysamurai2791]

Teneb the harvester is my favorite dragon. He was my first legendary card and was apart of my first deck, gotta get me another copy

[@DragoonZell]

Gotta say Dragon's of Takir is still one of my favorite sets and really has some of the best dragon support. I just loved how much it can ramp and probably was the easiest all colored deck ive made cause all the legendaries support eachother just by being dragons themselves

[@Corboman15]

I absolutely love Utvara Hellkite. I have fond memories of making an infinite combo with him, Anger in the grave, and a very underplayed enchantment Breath of Fury

[@Trashloot]

My favorite Dragon is Dragon Broodmother :D. My brother played a dragon spam deck with her and i loved the fantasy of it.

[@CyberBuster93]

Awesome work as usual you guys! Can we get a history of Elementals next!? They're one of my favorite creature types EVER! :D

[@stevenwatson9555]

In my old days of tournament play I rocked a Dragon storm deck pulling out 4x Bogardem Hellkites. A fun dragon themed combo of sorts.

[@stevenwatson9555]

Addendum. My favorite dragon is the demon dragon himself Malfegor from Conflux.

[@2punego13]

Bladewing the risen! The art! The flavor! The creature type! Masterful

[@samuelmeyer4119]

Perhaps not my absolute favorite any more, but I have extremely fond memories of Dromoka, the Eternal after pulling one in a fat pack, early on in my mtg career. Ended up putting together a pretty great casual WG +1/+1 counters deck and I was always excited to cast that card.

[@KentaroMiyamoto21]

One of my specialties in this game. Shivan Dragon is even one of my favorite creatures.

[@Canadian_Ry]

Hey Ryan! The dragon I am most excited to see is Grand Master of Flowers. Bahamut is my favourite diety in D&D and am so stoked that he is in the MTG set. Platinum one be praised!

[@Iamabsmith]

My current favorite dragon is Dragon Mage. It's fun to threaten a wheel in commander. My favorite card featuring a dragon is Traitorous Greed. That artwork is so good.

[@paulpogorzelski6823]

My favorite dragon that my friends always despise me playing is Balefire Dragon. It’s a great way to clear their board state of creatures.

[@vaivs7903]

For me it would be Nicol Bolas. I even made a frame with every card where he is in the art. But Oujutai is a close number two. I loved the flavour texts referencing him in DTK.

[@jorgerodriguezguerra8560]

Great history of the magic dragons. I watched it to the end hoping that Form of the Dragon, one of my favorite cards, appears. It is one of the funniest cards, as it transforms you into a dragon.

[@rareroe305]

I love my Dragon Whelp, even though it usually IMMEDIATELY eats removal. And no one expects the pump beyond 3.

[@loganator326]

Love the latest dragons in the adventures in the forgotten realms set. As a literal big magic and D&D nerd it's the best thing for me. Love the new legendaries, especially ebondeath Dracolich

[@nocturnal-beats_]

I did noticed you didn't mention Malfegor. I find it quite flavorful of him for his cmc to be 6 (2, 2 black and 2 red), the fact he's a 6/6, with him being a Demon Dragon, making a total of three 6's, makes him one of the most metal dragons in the game. Although he doesn't play the game, I gave one to my father as a little trinket for his birthday.

[@rionnachelliot8951]

Great video. Probably my favorite dragon that wasn't mentioned is Bladewing the risen. Reanimator dragon commander? Yes please.

[@OriginFormeLad]

Great video, as always! Please, do one about the Werewolves of Magic !!!

[@aragonaut]

I'm a huge fan of Steel Hellkite and include it in more commander decks than it has perhaps earned a spot in, but I just love that its a reliable flying threat and can be used to great effect to remove whole fields of annoying tokens or maybe against the Elf tribal player who has lots of 1 and 2cmc dorks which generate 90% of their mana

[@rezthemediaruler3768]

Nice Video^^ I like the Hellkite Tyrant most, for obvious reasons. ;)

[@arkanixarcmage]

Nicol Bolas! Fave! Terror of the peaks, scares me every time its played. Intet the dreamer is a close 2nd. Had an amazing dream I got to ride him all over town. Then waved my arm over my vision, he turned to sand sifting between the asfult waiting to summoned when I needed a ride. What a night!