Art by Zoltan Boros
Saved commander deck
Gert and Old Lace, Runaways
Leverage Gert and Old Lace's land-filtering and graveyard filling to fuel powerful landfall and graveyard recursion synergies, culminating in overwhelming dinosaur and stompy combat damage.
Prompt: Gert and Old Lace, Runaways commander deck
Commander
1 cards
Gert and Old Lace, Runaways
{2}{R/G}Legendary Creature — Human Dinosaur Hero
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10 cards
Farseek
{1}{G}Sorcery
Searches out mountain-forest duals directly to the battlefield
Cultivate
{2}{G}Sorcery
Puts one land into play and another to hand for discard or drops
Kodama's Reach
{2}{G}Sorcery — Arcane
Provides land ramp while keeping card advantage in hand
Sakura-Tribe Elder
{1}{G}Creature — Snake Shaman
Provides a sacrifice body that ramps a basic land
Card Draw
10 cards
Beast Whisperer
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Elf Druid
Draws a card whenever you cast a creature spell
Return of the Wildspeaker
{4}{G}Instant
Burst card draw based on the greatest power among your creatures
Rishkar's Expertise
{4}{G}{G}Sorcery
Massive draw off high-power creatures plus a free spell cast
Greater Good
{2}{G}{G}Enchantment
Turns large trampling creatures into huge card draw while fueling the graveyard
Sylvan Library
{1}{G}Enchantment
Provides exceptional card selection and draw each turn
Toski, Bearer of Secrets
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Squirrel
Uncounterable indestructible draw engine on combat damage
Garruk's Uprising
{2}{G}Enchantment
Draws on entry for big creatures and grants trample to the team
Elemental Bond
{2}{G}Enchantment
Triggers on entry for virtually every major threat including Gert
Valakut Exploration
{2}{R}Enchantment
Impulse draws on landfall and burns opponents with unplayed cards
Removal
10 cards
Chaos Warp
{2}{R}Instant
Tucks any problematic permanent into its owner's library
Blasphemous Act
{8}{R}Sorcery
Extremely efficient board wipe that clears opposing armies
Nature's Claim
{G}Instant
One-mana instant speed artifact or enchantment destruction
Abrade
{1}{R}Instant
Versatile cheap interaction hitting small creatures or key artifacts
Decimate
{2}{R}{G}Sorcery
Four-for-one removal punishing multiple board types simultaneously
Hull Breach
{R}{G}Sorcery
Flexible two-for-one artifact and enchantment destruction
Kenrith's Transformation
{1}{G}Enchantment — Aura
Cantripping aura that neutralizes dangerous commander abilities
Star of Extinction
{5}{R}{R}Sorcery
Sweeps the board clean and destroys a high-value utility land
Threats/Wincons
24 cards
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
{10}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Massive dinosaur beatstick that costs next to nothing with high-power boards
Carnage Tyrant
{4}{G}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
Uncounterable, hexproof, trampling dinosaur threat
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
{5}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur // Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elder Dinosaur
Steals spells from all players and transforms into a lethal infect threat
Etali, Primal Storm
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Casts free cards off every player's deck upon attack
Xenagos, God of Revels
{3}{R}{G}Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
Doubles the power and grants haste to a creature every combat
Scute Swarm
{2}{G}Creature — Insect
Exponential token swarm created by frequent land drops
Avenger of Zendikar
{5}{G}{G}Creature — Elemental
Creates an army of plant tokens and buffs them with each land
Omnath, Locus of Rage
{3}{R}{R}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elemental
Spawns 5/5 elementals on landfall and bolts enemies when they die
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
{4}{R}{R}Legendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
Grants additional combat steps whenever lands enter the battlefield
Titania, Protector of Argoth
{3}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Elemental
Creates 5/3 elementals whenever lands hit the graveyard
Bonehoard Dracosaur
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dinosaur Dragon
Generates impulse draw, dinosaurs, and treasures during upkeep
Quartzwood Crasher
{2}{R}{R}{G}Creature — Dinosaur Beast
Produces huge dinosaur tokens whenever trample creatures connect
Terror of the Peaks
{3}{R}{R}Creature — Dragon
Hurls direct damage whenever sizable threats enter the battlefield
Kogla, the Titan Ape
{3}{G}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Ape
Fights on entry, removes enchantments/artifacts on attack, and bounces humans like Gert
Apex Altisaur
{7}{G}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
Repeatedly fights opposing creatures to dismantle enemy boards
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
{4}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Ogre Warrior
Punishes noncreature spell slingers with brutal six-damage triggers
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
{3}{G}Legendary Creature — Bear
Reduces creature costs and boosts power and trample on attack
Halana and Alena, Partners
{2}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Human Ranger
Grows attackers significantly and grants immediate haste
Klauth, Unrivaled Ancient
{5}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Dragon
Produces colossal amounts of mana based on total attacking power
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
{2}{R}{G}Legendary Creature — Elf Ally
Grants extra land drops and gives trample by bouncing lands
Radagast the Brown
{2}{G}{G}Legendary Creature — Avatar Wizard
Refills your hand with dinosaurs and beasts as creatures enter
Gruul Spellbreaker
{1}{R}{G}Creature — Ogre Warrior
Aggressive riot threat providing hexproof to you on your turn
Regisaur Alpha
{3}{R}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
Gives other dinosaurs haste and enters with two bodies
Wayward Swordtooth
{2}{G}Creature — Dinosaur
Enables extra land drops each turn and becomes a 5/5 under the city's blessing
Utility
8 cards
Heroic Intervention
{1}{G}Instant
Protects your entire board from wipes and targeted removal
Lightning Greaves
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Free equip cost granting haste and shroud
Swiftfoot Boots
{2}Artifact — Equipment
Provides valuable haste and hexproof to your critical creatures
Conduit of Worlds
{2}{G}{G}Artifact
Enables playing lands and casting permanents from the graveyard
Ramunap Excavator
{2}{G}Creature — Snake Cleric
Recovers lands discarded to Gert or sacrificed to fetch effects
Life from the Loam
{1}{G}Sorcery
Repeatedly dredges and returns discarded lands to hand
Temur Sabertooth
{2}{G}{G}Creature — Cat
Bounces Gert back to hand to repeatedly trigger its land search ability
Roaming Throne
{4}Artifact Creature — Golem
Doubles triggered abilities for your chosen creature type like Dinosaur
