Art by Zoltan Boros
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Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
Fill the graveyard with massive high-toughness creatures using self-mill and card filtering, then tap Ellie and Alan to discover enormous free spells every turn while holding up premium control interaction.
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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
1Ellie and Alan, Paleontologists
2GWULegendary Creature — Human Scientist
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Discounted easily with huge creatures, provides ramp, life gain, and card draw.
Card Draw
10
Consecrated Sphinx
4UUCreature — Sphinx
explodes hand size whenever opponents draw
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
draws massive cards based on high-power threats and casts a free spell
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
sacrifices huge creatures to draw massive hands and load the graveyard
Frantic Search
2UInstant
free loot spell to dump high-toughness threats into the yard
Ledger Shredder
1UCreature — Bird Advisor
connives rapidly to loot big creatures into the graveyard
Removal
11
Fierce Guardianship
2UInstant
free noncreature counterspell when commander is out
Hullbreaker Horror
5UUCreature — Kraken Horror
uncounterable unsummon and counter engine on spells cast
Song of the Dryads
2GEnchantment — Aura
shuts down any problematic commander or permanent
Rapid Hybridization
UInstant
Efficient interaction to deal with opposing threats.
Threats/Wincons
21
Charix, the Raging Isle
2UULegendary Creature — Leviathan Crab
17 toughness allows Ellie and Alan to Discover 17
Tree of Redemption
3GCreature — Plant
13 toughness allows Ellie and Alan to Discover 13
Worldspine Wurm
8GGGCreature — Wurm
15 toughness allows Ellie and Alan to Discover 15
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
10GGLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
12/12 statline for massive Discover value
Apex Altisaur
7GGCreature — Dinosaur
10/10 enrage creature that wipes enemy creatures on entry
Terastodon
6GGCreature — Elephant
9/9 toughness threat that blows up noncreature permanents
Koma, Cosmos Serpent
3GGUULegendary Creature — Serpent
un-counterable resilient control boss that creates Serpent tokens
Seedborn Muse
3GGCreature — Spirit
untaps all lands and commander on opponent turns for constant Discover activations
Murkfiend Liege
2GUGUGUCreature — Horror
untaps Green and Blue creatures each untap step for extra Ellie activations
Craterhoof Behemoth
5GGGCreature — Beast
game-ending overrun effect when board is developed
Avenger of Zendikar
5GGCreature — Elemental
creates a wide token army that scales with land drops
Titan of Industry
4GGGCreature — Elemental
7/7 threat with flexible enter-the-battlefield triggers
Ancient Bronze Dragon
5GGCreature — Elder Dragon
7/7 flier that massively buffs the entire board with +1/+1 counters
Giant Adephage
5GGCreature — Insect
7/7 trampler that multiplies itself on player combat damage
Nyxbloom Ancient
4GGGEnchantment Creature — Elemental
triples all mana output to cast any high-cost spells in hand
Apex Devastator
8GGCreature — Chimera Hydra
10/10 threat with Cascade four times for explosive turns
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog
4Legendary Artifact Creature — Dragon Construct
7/7 artifact threat that untaps whenever historic spells are cast
Woodfall Primus
5GGGCreature — Treefolk Shaman
6/6 persist threat that destroys noncreature permanents twice
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
6GGLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
doubles mana while freezing opponent lands
Nezahal, Primal Tide
5UULegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Uncounterable big creature that draws cards and provides self-protection.
Impervious Greatwurm
7GGGCreature — Wurm
Massive 16/16 body that acts as an ideal high-toughness target for discover ability.
Utility
10
Thousand-Year Elixir
3Artifact
grants haste to tap abilities and untaps Ellie and Alan for double Discover
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
grants immediate haste and shroud to commander
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
grants immediate haste and hexproof to commander
Mesmeric Orb
2Artifact
rapidly mills all players to provide abundant graveyard target choices
Intuition
2UInstant
tutors 3 high-toughness creatures straight into hand or graveyard
Hermit Druid
1GCreature — Human Druid
activates to dump several creature cards into the graveyard at once
Intruder Alarm
2UEnchantment
untaps commander whenever any creature enters the battlefield
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects key creatures and board state from destruction and exile.
Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty
3GULegendary Creature — Snake Druid
Grants cascade to high mana cost spells, generating explosive value.
