Tarkir is back in the spotlight, and if you're looking to brew new decks with its latest legendary creatures, this article is just what you need. Today, I'll be covering the top ten best commanders from Tarkir: Dragonstorm, along with a look at the accompanying Commander product.
So let's count down the best Tarkir: Dragonstorm commanders for 2025—and see who's leading the charge!
How We Picked These Commanders
To rank the best commanders, we looked at:
- How well they synergize with dragons or the Tarkir theme
- Their impact in multiplayer games
- The strength and flexibility of their abilities
- Color identity and deckbuilding options
- How fun and dynamic they are to pilot
Top 10 Tarkir Dragonstorm Commanders
#10 — Sidisi, Regent of the Mire
Sidisi, Regent of the Mire is a graveyard lover's dream. She lets you trade smaller creatures for bigger threats by bringing back something one mana value higher. It's a slower, value-focused strategy, but it's incredibly satisfying in long games. Black offers great removal and recursion, so once you get going, it's hard to stop.
#9 — Tersa Lightshatter
Tersa Lightshatter is all about chaos in the best way. When she hits the battlefield, she rummages through your hand, and when she attacks with a full graveyard, she lets you play a card at random. It's the kind of wild, red-mage energy that makes every game different and fun.
#8 — Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan
Felothar, Dawn of the Abzan brings serious value to the board. Every time he enters or attacks, you can sacrifice a nonland permanent to pump your whole team. Abzan colors are packed with token makers and disposable value permanents, so this becomes a reliable way to go wide and tall at the same time.
#7 — Taigam, Master Opportunist
Taigam, Master Opportunist shines in spell-heavy decks. His Flurry ability copies your second spell each turn and suspends it with time counters, giving you delayed value and synergy with spellslinger builds. Blue decks that love to chain together cheap spells will feel right at home with Taigam at the helm.
#6 — Shiko, Paragon of the Way
Shiko, Paragon of the Way is a Spirit Dragon that plays a clean, value-packed game. When she enters the battlefield, she exiles a cheap card from your graveyard, copies it, and lets you cast the copy for free. Plus, flying and vigilance make her great on both offense and defense.
#5 — Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Kotis, the Fangkeeper is indestructible and wildly disruptive. Every time he hits an opponent, he exiles that many cards off their library and lets you cast spells from among them for free. If you love stealing your opponents' toys while pressuring life totals, Kotis is your jam.
#4 — Neriv, Heart of the Storm
Neriv, Heart of the Storm is a combat nightmare. Any creature you control that entered this turn and deals damage? It deals double instead. That's bananas. This ability turns Dragon token swarms and hasty threats into instant win conditions. If you're aggressive and like big, game-swinging plays, Neriv delivers.
#3 — Narset, Jeskai Waymaster
Narset, Jeskai Waymaster turns a pile of spells into a fresh hand at the end of your turn. If you've cast a few spells, you can discard your hand and draw that many cards. She rewards sequencing, efficient spells, and building around cantrips or cheap instants. Think storm-lite with better consistency.
#2 — Eshki Dragonclaw
Eshki Dragonclaw checks all the boxes. Vigilance, trample, ward, and a scalable ability that rewards you for casting a creature and a noncreature spell each turn. Do that, and you draw a card and get two +1/+1 counters. It's easy to trigger, grows fast, and keeps your hand full. Just an all-around powerhouse.
#1 — Ureni, the Song Unending
Ureni, the Song Unending is an absolute monster. A 10/10 flying Spirit Dragon with protection from white and black is already impressive—but the kicker? When she enters, she deals X damage divided as you choose among your opponents' creatures and planeswalkers, where X is the number of lands you control. That's usually a lot of damage. Ramp into her, and she can wipe the board and end games. Ureni is easily the most explosive and format-defining commander in Dragonstorm.
Honorable Mentions
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree — Strong tokens and a neat sacrifice-prevention clause, but leans hard into combat.
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage — Efficient and hard to kill, but more value-oriented than explosive.
Teval, Arbiter of Virtue — Delve on everything is sweet, but the life loss adds up quickly.
Betor, Kin to All — Incredible ceiling, but needs a very specific toughness-based deck to work well.
Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — Flavorful and great in Dragon-heavy decks, but a bit narrow.
Surrak, Elusive Hunter — Protection from targeting and great card draw, but not quite top-tier.
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander Decklists
In addition to the legendary creatures released in the main set, there are others exclusive to the Commander product. Each deck includes a primary and secondary commander, showcasing a unique theme that ties into the clan's identity.
Here’s the complete list, along with their full decklists
Abzan Armor
Jeskai Striker
Sultai Arisen
Mardu Surge
Temur Roar
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