Art by Zack Stella
Commander deckGRW
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Ramp early to cast Gishath or huge Dinosaurs, trigger enrage abilities with global damage, and use trample to overwhelm opponents with heavy combat damage.
Asked for“Dinosaur tribal deck in Naya colors with enrage triggers, plenty of ramp to get to the big ones, and trample to push damage through.”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Gishath, Sun's Avatar
5RGWLegendary Creature — Dinosaur Avatar
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
11
Marauding Raptor
1RCreature — Dinosaur
Reduces dinosaur costs and reliably activates enrage
Otepec Huntmaster
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Reduces dinosaur costs and grants haste
Kinjalli's Caller
WCreature — Human Cleric
Early creature that lowers cost of all dinosaurs
Drover of the Mighty
1GCreature — Human Druid
Mana dork that grows when controlling a dinosaur
Card Draw
9
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
Grants trample to all creatures and draws cards on entry
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Massive draw based on your largest dinosaur's power
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Flexible instant-speed card draw or lethal team pump
Beast Whisperer
2GGCreature — Elf Druid
Draws a card every time you cast a dinosaur spell
Trumpeting Carnosaur
4RRCreature — Dinosaur
Discovers on entry and doubles as targeted creature burn
Bonehoard Dracosaur
3RRCreature — Dinosaur Dragon
Provides extra impulsive draw, tokens, and treasure
Removal
9
Blasphemous Act
8RSorcery
Cheap board wipe that also triggers all enrage abilities
Thrashing Brontodon
1GGCreature — Dinosaur
Dinosaur body that sacrifices to destroy artifacts/enchantments
Wakening Sun's Avatar
5WWWCreature — Dinosaur Avatar
One-sided board wipe that spares all your dinosaurs
Apex Altisaur
7GGCreature — Dinosaur
Fights multiple enemy creatures using enrage triggers
Threats/Wincons
25
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
2RGWLegendary Creature — Dinosaur
Triggers discover for extra free spells off big entries
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Free spells from top of everyone's library on attack
Quartzwood Crasher
2RRGCreature — Dinosaur Beast
Generates massive trample Dinosaurs when dealing combat damage
Polyraptor
6GGCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage duplicates itself exponentially when damaged
Silverclad Ferocidons
5RRCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage forces opponents to sacrifice permanents
Trapjaw Tyrant
3WWCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage exiles opponent creatures until it leaves play
Bellowing Aegisaur
5WCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage puts +1/+1 counters on all other creatures
Raging Swordtooth
3RGCreature — Dinosaur
Enters and pings all creatures to trigger enrage
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
10GGLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Massive 12/12 trampler cast for huge discounts
Verdant Sun's Avatar
5GGCreature — Dinosaur Avatar
Gains massive amounts of life as dinosaurs enter
Regal Behemoth
4GGCreature — Dinosaur
Makes you monarch and doubles your mana output
Wayward Swordtooth
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Enables additional land plays and becomes a 5/5 threat
Kogla and Yidaro
2RRGGLegendary Creature — Ape Dinosaur Turtle
Flexible giant threat or utility instant fight/destroy spell
Earthshaker Dreadmaw
4GGCreature — Dinosaur
Solid trampler that draws cards on entry
Temple Altisaur
4WCreature — Dinosaur
Protects dinosaurs from lethal damage while enabling enrage
Hulking Raptor
2GGCreature — Dinosaur
Ward-protected threat that adds two green mana pre-combat
Bronzebeak Foragers
3WCreature — Dinosaur
Exiles opponent graveyard pieces or threats and gains life
Wrathful Raptors
4RCreature — Dinosaur
Reflects damage taken by dinosaurs straight to opponent faces
Palani's Hatcher
3RGCreature — Dinosaur
Grants haste to dinosaurs and generates egg tokens
Scytheclaw Raptor
2RCreature — Dinosaur
Punishes opponents for playing spells off-turn
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
6WWLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Indestructible keyword soup dinosaur hard to remove
Yidaro, Wandering Monster
5RRLegendary Creature — Dinosaur Turtle
Cyclable trampler that can cheat itself into play
Regisaur Alpha
3RGCreature — Dinosaur
Gives haste to all dinosaurs and makes a token
Utility
8
Rhythm of the Wild
1RGEnchantment
Makes creature spells uncounterable and gives haste or counters
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Instant-speed board protection against wipes and removal
Boros Charm
RWInstant
Flexible protection against destruction or gives double strike
Forerunner of the Empire
3RCreature — Human Soldier
Tutors any dinosaur and deals ping damage to activate enrage
Herald's Horn
3Artifact
Reduces dinosaur costs and provides top-deck card advantage
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Free haste and protection for your key dinosaurs
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Haste and hexproof to ensure Gishath attacks safely
