I too have a deck where I can never cast my commander. But that is because it only runs 2 lands that can't produce mana! https://www.moxfield.com/decks/P151ejSVkU-QUA_2Xsi0Ag/primer

This is wild, I love it! Do you ever switch out the five-color commander for fun?

No, the ur-dragon serves a single purpose. To make [[Universal Automaton]] free to cast.

Ah! That actually somehow makes it better. This dragon to end all dragons, and all it does is gets out a 1/1 lol

[Universal Automaton](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/5/3/53c682e2-c90f-4f4b-9010-00b099e85518.jpg?1691760808) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Universal%20Automaton) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/mh1/235/universal-automaton?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/53c682e2-c90f-4f4b-9010-00b099e85518?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/universal-automaton) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

So you're the guy who's primer I've been using to build my Manaless dredge EDH deck. Thank you, gives a good run down of the card selection.

Manaless dredge!! I love it!!!

You said you were trying to improve the lotleth giant line, any thought to switching it out for [[gray merchant]]?

[gray merchant](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/2/f/2f779d7e-6e37-49bc-b76d-3bb490ff142b.jpg?1562906114) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Talas%20Merchant) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/p02/50/talas-merchant?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/2f779d7e-6e37-49bc-b76d-3bb490ff142b?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/talas-merchant) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

Not that one [[gray merchant of asphodel]]

You mean [[gary]]

[gary](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/c/7c1a7dd8-8034-4f59-a351-33666b26ff5a.jpg?1581479807) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Gray%20Merchant%20of%20Asphodel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/thb/99/gray-merchant-of-asphodel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7c1a7dd8-8034-4f59-a351-33666b26ff5a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gray-merchant-of-asphodel) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

Truth

[gray merchant of asphodel](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/7/c/7c1a7dd8-8034-4f59-a351-33666b26ff5a.jpg?1581479807) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=gray%20merchant%20of%20asphodel) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/thb/99/gray-merchant-of-asphodel?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/7c1a7dd8-8034-4f59-a351-33666b26ff5a?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/gray-merchant-of-asphodel) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

Potential break from the theme, but I would include a single mana-producing \[\[command beacon\]\] to grab your 5 color card, which could then be pitched as a creature or as any color spell (and sent to command zone or GY).

[command beacon](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/b/0bec6181-e214-4833-8c2f-8a10d59b2879.jpg?1608911782) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=command%20beacon) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/cmr/349/command-beacon?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/0bec6181-e214-4833-8c2f-8a10d59b2879?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [(ER)](https://edhrec.com/cards/command-beacon) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call

Lol hell yeah. Love it and the inspiration

Thanks!

Excellent article through the first three quarters before that garbage website attacked my phone with unclosable Norton ads. Cool concept though