"Sarkhan , Fireblood: Have Mana , Will Power Out Dragons."

"Sarkhan , Fireblood: Have Mana , Will Power Out Dragons."

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

At first glance Sarkhan , Fireblood might seem like it would not win you the game but that it just at the beginning. 

Sarkhan is a very good support card for red that normally does not have a planeswalker that can allow you to draw cards. (I don't really want to mention Tibalt because my vain attempts to play around him ended futilely.) So I was happy with the 3 mana costed Sarkhan which actually will play with the other Sarkhans , like the Temur one. 

This is a non-aggressive Sarkhan in the beginning and aims to have an army of Dragons in the mid to late game. In the beginning it will allow you to filter your hand. There is a randomness with it's first ability as you would not see if you get a better or worse card until the moment you draw it. Well here is to madness then.

I do like the second ability of 2 mana of any combination of colors. This means that on turn 4(if you do not miss a land drop) you can already power out a 6 mana costed dragon. This ability of Sarkhan would make him an auto include in the existing Ur-Dragon or Scion of the Ur-Dragon decks or any of the Mono Red Dragon decks.(I have the 2 latter with Zirilan of the Claw). Things are better with Sarkhan arriving on turn or heck even turn 2 with the right mana dork. With the abundance of Dragons in the Core 19 Sarkhan is sure to be a hot commodity.

His last ability is just really icing on top. I mean if you can have dragons swinging out on turn 5 or 6 those 4 5/5 dragon tokens will just be overkill. Or if you do not have dragons then you just ultimate him and have 4 5/5's that represent a players starting life total. 20 damage. 

I am sure that in Dragon decks Sarkhan will be a hot target in games just be sure to defend him and all those Dragons will be yours. And maybe if you play your cards right the win as well.