Is Dragon still playable?

[Twan]

Is it still possible that a Dragon deck can hold up in T1?

I mean Bazaar isn't restricted or anything, and neither are the animates, so is it possible?

[Malhavoc]

The main problem is going to be the massive graveyard hate which is going to spread in the format. Plus, dragon can be disrupted and lose by any sort of removal if you combo out without protection. Nevertheless, at least in Italy, there are still some fan of it. Hoping noboby takes this as spam, there is a very well written article about dragon on our italian site (written in english): http://www.tipo1.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=514

[zeus-online]

I've put dragon away for the time....Everyone is using 4-7 SB slots for ichorid, and most of those hit dragon aswell.

/Zeus

[The Atog Lord]

I love Dragon. It is fun to play and skill-intensive. Ichorid, on the other hand, is both boring and not very skill-intensive at all. However, while I hope to be proven wrong, I don't see any reason to play Dragon over Ichorid at this point. They are both vulnerable to the same hate cards. However, Ichorid is a turn or so faster than Dragon, and has every bit as much disruption. Moreover, it is much easier to make a mistake with Dragon. So, sadly, I don't think Dragon is a good choice for the metagame at the moment.

[powerkor]

If you get rid of Bazaar, how ez it is for Ichorid to still go off? I have never seen it played, but I definitely understand its mechanics... so, my question is... if you deny them 1 bazaar and maybe remove their grave once, do they still win easily?

It is ez to put things in the graveyard with Ichorid... but maybe someone with more than a few games vs. Ichorid can shine some knowledge on this subject