Meta archetypes
Boros Dragon
Boros Dragon: White · Red · Midrange · attacking in the air · Tribe Dragon
4.7% of winning MTGO lists · 35 lists from 20 events · 6 Top 8s · 1 wins · 6 League 5-0s
Data as of 2026-10-16 · Every list MTGO published since 2026-10-02 (748 lists from 34 events)
How to play it
- A quality card every turn, trading removal for their key pieces
- Keep hands with both early plays and removal
- Be the defender against aggro, the attacker against control
- Two-for-one cards win long games
Core cards
average copies per list, lands excluded
| 4 | Smaug the Magnificent |
| 4 | Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant |
| 4 | Nova Hellkite |
| 4 | Momo, Friendly Flier |
| 4 | Magmatic Hellkite |
| 4 | Clarion Conqueror |
| 4 | Burst Lightning |
| 3.9 | Voice of Victory |
| 1.9 | Twinmaw Stormbrood |
| 1.9 | Erode |
Typical list
the list closest to this archetype's average
Main
4 Burst Lightning
4 Clarion Conqueror
4 Inspiring Vantage
4 Magmatic Hellkite
4 Momo, Friendly Flier
4 Multiversal Passage
4 Nova Hellkite
4 Sacred Foundry
4 Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant
4 Smaug the Magnificent
4 Sunbillow Verge
4 Voice of Victory
3 Cavern of Souls
3 Maelstrom of the Spirit Dragon
2 Erode
2 Twinmaw Stormbrood
1 Mountain
1 Plains
Sideboard4 Seam Rip
3 Rest in Peace
2 Boros Charm
2 Desolation of Smaug
2 Get Lost
1 Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
1 The Legend of Roku