A Lord of the Rings/Middle Earth/Tolkien Universe inspired EDH.
This is more of a fun deck, as some of the cards here are chosen specifically because they somewhat represent a character in the Tolkien Universe; but i did try to produce synergy from the cards. The theme is also the main reason why the commander had to be Scion of the Ur-Dragon; because the cards that best fit the characters have a varied mana color pool, so a 5 color commander is the only way to do this. It's not that far from the theme too - luckily - because Scion is a dragon, and there are a couple of notable dragons in the Tolkien Universe.
And now we go to the deck engine; which is a reanimator engine given the ability of the commander. there will be many dragons in the deck with "enters the battlefield" ability for when the dragons are summoned either from hand or from the graveyard. There are dragons too with abilities that trigger when it attacks, to take advantage of the commander's ability. I've also included cards that work well with reanimator decks, such as revival spells/enchantments, cycles back to library or hand, etc.
This is more of a fun deck, as some of the cards here are chosen specifically because they somewhat represent a character in the Tolkien Universe; but i did try to produce synergy from the cards. The theme is also the main reason why the commander had to be Scion of the Ur-Dragon; because the cards that best fit the characters have a varied mana color pool, so a 5 color commander is the only way to do this. It's not that far from the theme too - luckily - because Scion is a dragon, and there are a couple of notable dragons in the Tolkien Universe.
And now we go to the deck engine; which is a reanimator engine given the ability of the commander. there will be many dragons in the deck with "enters the battlefield" ability for when the dragons are summoned either from hand or from the graveyard. There are dragons too with abilities that trigger when it attacks, to take advantage of the commander's ability. I've also included cards that work well with reanimator decks, such as revival spells/enchantments, cycles back to library or hand, etc.
Other than the dragons, I've included creatures that can are useful to the whole deck synergy and still holding true to the theme of the deck.
Some of these cards are Arcanis the Omnipotent -Gandalf, Elvish Piper -Galadriel, Gaddock Teeg -Bilbo, Nekusar, the Mindrazer -Witch King, Rhys the Redeemed -Legolas, Assemble the Legion -Gondor Soldiers, Cathars' Crusade -Riders of Rohan, the Rings Artifacts like Ring of Three Wishes, and of course the commander as Smaug the Golden.
There are more references to LoTR in this deck, just take a look and see if you can spot them.
1x Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Planeswalker
1x Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
1x Sarkhan Vol
Creature
1x Arcanis the Omnipotent
1x Balefire Dragon
1x Bladewing the Risen
1x Bogardan Hellkite
1x Boneyard Wurm
1x Broodmate Dragon
1x Crosis, the Purger
1x Elvish Piper
1x Gaddock Teeg
1x Havengul Lich
1x Hoarding Dragon
1x Karrthus, Tyrant of Jund
1x Nekusar, the Mindrazer
1x Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
1x Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
1x Rhys the Redeemed
1x Slumbering Dragon
1x Spellbound Dragon
1x Stormbreath Dragon
1x Teneb, the Harvester
1x Thundermaw Hellkite
1x Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
1x Utvara Hellkite
1x Vorosh, the Hunter
1x Bow of Nylea
1x Chromatic Lantern
1x Door to Nothingness
1x Elixir of Immortality
1x Grimoire of the Dead
1x Isochron Scepter
1x Ring of Evos Isle
1x Ring of Kalonia
1x Ring of Three Wishes
1x Ring of Thune
1x Ring of Valkas
1x Ring of Xathrid
1x Trading Post
Enchantment
1x Assemble the Legion
1x Cathars' Crusade
1x Deadbridge Chant
1x Debtors' Knell
1x Gift of Immortality
1x Lurking Predators
Sorcery
1x Call to the Netherworld
1x Collective Voyage
1x Fabricate
1x Edge of Autumn
1x Exploding Borders
Instant
1x Esper Charm
1x Evolution Charm
1x Gnaw to the Bone
1x Gravepurge
1x Grim Return
1x Naya Charm
1x Reclaim
1x Simic Charm
1x Unravel the Æther
1x Azorius Guildgate
1x Boros Guildgate
1x Cavern of Souls
1x Command Tower
1x Dimir Guildgate
1x Golgari Guildgate
1x Gruul Guildgate
1x Izzet Guildgate
1x Jund Panorama
1x Maze's End
1x Naya Panorama
1x Orzhov Guildgate
1x Rakdos Guildgate
1x Selesnya Guildgate
1x Simic Guildgate
Basic Land
6x Forest
4x Island
7x Mountain
4x Plains
4x Swamp
this is an updated version of the deck, I posted an earlier version here:
tappedout.net/mtg-decks/dragons-of-middle-earth-beatdown-reanimator/