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Tarkir: Dragonstorm is breathing new life into Standard with a bunch of exciting cards to explore. We've collected several of the most interesting brews that feature the new TDM cards below so you can try them out - so here are some of the freshest Standard decklists made by content creators doing their best to explore the newest MTG expansion!
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Jeskai Dragons
LegenVD shows off the devastating draconic synergies enabled by dragon enthusiasts tdm-118-sarkhan-dragon-ascendant and mat-46-sarkhan-soul-aflame with the best dragons roaming in Standard, such as tdm-111-magmatic-hellkite, fdn-97-twinflame-tyrant, and dmu-143-shivan-devastator.
Abzan Demons
Drain opponents dry with tdm-224-skirmish-rhino, dft-199-debris-beetle, and dsk-118-unholy-annex-ritual-chamber. Frank Karsten built this Abzan list with a smooth manabase for fast aggro starts despite being three colors.
Mardu Mobilize
Mobilize is looking like a powerful mechanic indeed and you can see it firsthand in this Mardu deck by MTG Malone. tdm-235-windcrag-siege doubles the Warrior tokens mobilized by tdm-237-zurgo-thunders-decree and tdm-173-bone-cairn-butcher, who also further buff them. Combine with tdm-167-all-out-assault and more token generators like one-153-urabrasks-forge for even more mayhem.
Mardu Dragonstorm
Gabriel Nassif played a fun and spicy Mardu list that's essentially a slot machine, but a highly synergistic one at that. The deck wants to abuse tdm-101-breaching-dragonstorm over and over with lci-150-geological-appraiser and mom-34-scrollshift to exile and return it to play multiple times. More discover effects from lci-238-quintorius-kand and lci-171-trumpeting-carnosaur add more ways to cheat expensive cards like woe-115-virtue-of-persistence-locthwain-scorn into the battlefield.
Temur Analyst
tdm-179-dragonback-assault can deliver a fleet of flying dragons with mkm-244-worldsouls-rage, blb-183-lumra-bellow-of-the-woods or, ideally, saccing mkm-148-aftermath-analyst on the opponent's end step. Arne Huschenbeth brewed this landfall deck with tdm-188-glacial-dragonhunt and mkm-207-ill-timed-explosion to stay alive until you combo.
Temur Dragonback Ramp
Ashlizzlle approached tdm-179-dragonback-assault differently, instead looking to get it into play quicker with tdm-228-temur-battlecrier or dsk-187-kona-rescue-beastie, which could also cheat out the backbreaking tdm-233-ureni-the-song-unending quite easily. Ramping with tdm-144-herd-heirloom and dft-168-lumbering-worldwagon works in a pinch too.
Sultai Graveyard
This graveyard focused deck by Nicole Tipple harnesses the power of mkm-208-insidious-roots to spawn mana-generating Plant tokens and tutor for powerful creature targets, notably tdm-138-craterhoof-behemoth for that instant alpha strike.
Izzet Taigam Tempo
The new flurry cards in TDM might bring Izzet aggro back in Standard, as showcased in this tempo list with a bounce shell by MTG Joe. tdm-103-cori-steel-cutter and tdm-60-taigam-master-opportunist give you extra value with their flurry triggers, especially when used with card draw and bounce spells.
Azorius Artifacts
pw21-2-collected-company is back in Standard in the form of tdm-32-united-battlefront. big-36-simulacrum-synthesizer feels like the biggest payoff for the card, reckons d00mwake, since with a ton of artifacts your Constructs are simply massive.
Gruul Heirloom Ponza
Time to do a basic land check with this land denial deck by Jim Davis. tdm-111-magmatic-hellkite and mkm-136-krenkos-buzzcrusher can crush opponents with greedy manabases. tdm-144-herd-heirloom ramps but also make 4 power creatures matter, which the deck has plenty of.
Selesnya Tokens
tdm-11-elspeth-storm-slayer is a shoo-in for any white tokens deck, doubling the production of tdm-33-voice-of-victory, dsk-23-overlord-of-the-mistmoors and more. MTG Filipa wants to drop tdm-138-craterhoof-behemoth for the finishing move, and there are enough ways to ramp and stall to get to that massive attack.
Mono White Ugin
woe-248-the-irencrag into bfz-223-hedron-archive means a turn 4 tdm-1-ugin-eye-of-the-storms, which should be more than enough board control and mana for more game-winning permanents. Will Erker started with this list in his extra long thread of Standard TDM brews.
5-Color Dragons
The slew of new dragons from Tarkir: Dragonstorm enables this spicy 5-color monstrosity by LegenVD to survive and thrive. With no other low-cost spells, mom-230-invasion-of-alara-awaken-the-maelstrom will only find woe-164-bramble-familiar-fetch-quest, but you can choose to cast its Fetch Quest side instead to cheat a big dragon into play. tdm-101-breaching-dragonstorm works similarly, and the deck functions because of the Omen dragons like tdm-232-twinmaw-stormbrood-charring-bite and tdm-178-disruptive-stormbrood-petty-revenge.
