MTG Salvation

(Disclaimer: This deck is listed as "Competitive" because some casual circles may not respond positively to a combo deck. This list is not optimized, and I intend on appending a section for those of you that have access to dual lands and cards like Vampiric Tutor)



You should consider this deck if you...

... enjoy casting Dragonstorm. Who doesn't?
... enjoy the thrill of combo decks.
... want to draw many, many cards.
... prefer winning through means other than combat steps.
... love being the center of attention, for better or worse.

This deck isn't for you if you...

... only play clean, honest Magic.
... want to durdle for the sake of durdling.
... hate shuffling.


The Combo

Here's what you do in the ideal situation:
Cast Dragonstorm with a storm count of 6 or greater.
Dragonstorm resolves (6 remaining instances on the stack): Find Scourge of Valkas. Shoot an opponent for 1.
Dragonstorm resolves (5 remaining instances on the stack): Find Bogardan Hellkite, shooting an opponent for 5. Scourge of Valkas triggers, hitting somebody for 2.
Dragonstorm resolves (4 remaining instances on the stack): Find Knollspine Dragon. Scourge of Valkas triggers, hitting somebody for 3.
Dragonstorm resolves (3 remaining instances on the stack): Find Bladewing the Risen. Scourge of Valkas triggers, hitting somebody for 4.
Dragonstorm resolves (2 remaining instances on the stack): Find Worldgorger Dragon. Scourge of Valkas triggers, hitting somebody for 5. Float remaining mana, then Worldgorger Dragon triggers and you no longer have any permanents.
Dragonstorm resolves (1 remaining instances on the stack): Find Voracious Dragon, devouring Worldgorger Dragon. Your permanents return to the Battlefield (untapped!), including the 4 previous dragons. Each triggers Scourge of Valkas, dealing 4x5 damage. Bogardan Hellkite triggers, dealing 5 more damage. Bladewing the Risen triggers, targeting Worldgorger Dragon. Float mana, then Worldgorger Dragon returns to the battlefield, triggering Scourge of Valkas to deal 6 damage before exiling your battlefield again.
Dragonstorm resolves: Find Predator Dragon, devouring Worldgorger Dragon. Your permanents return to the battlefield (again), and each returning dragon triggers Scourge of Valkas, dealing 5x6 damage. Bogardan Hellkite deals 5 damage, and Knollspine Dragon finally triggers, allowing you to draw many, many cards. Decline Bladewing the Risen's trigger (fortunately, it is optional). At this point, you have dealt an enormous amount of damage, drawn more cards than you know what to do with, and floated a ton of mana, allowing you to keep "going off" until everybody around you is in ashes.

Note: If your opponent uses an instant speed removal spell while Worldgorger Dragon's exiling trigger is on the stack, you could be left with zero permanents. If you fear that this may be the case, simply skip finding Worldgorger Dragon, and instead find the other six dragons in this order:
Dragonstorm 1: Scourge of Valkas (1 damage)
Dragonstorm 2: Bogardan Hellkite (2 + 5 additional damage)
Dragonstorm 3: Voracious Dragon, devouring Bogardan Hellkite (2 additional damage)
Dragonstorm 4: Bladewing the Risen, returning Bogardan Hellkite (3 + 4 + 5 additional damage)
Dragonstorm 5: Knollspine Dragon (5 additional damage, then discard your hand and draw cards equal to damage dealt)
Dragonstorm 6: Predator Dragon, devouring your board and attacking for 14+

(I have to run off to work. I will update this thread with more detail when I have the chance ^_^)

I made my own version of your deck.
My Dragonstorm kill involves Dragonlord Kolaghan for haste, Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury for +1/+0 pumps,
Scourge of the Throne for additional combat phase, Scourge of Valkas for direct damage, Utvara Hellkite for extra dragons,
and Bladewing the Risen for dragon reanimation and +1/+1 pumps.