Art by Zack Stella
Commander deckGRW
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Accelerate mana rapidly using land ramp and cost reducers to cast Gishath ahead of curve, then trigger combat damage to cheat a massive board of terrifying Dinosaurs directly onto the battlefield.
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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.
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Commander
1Gishath, Sun's Avatar
5RGWLegendary Creature — Dinosaur Avatar
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Otepec Huntmaster
1RCreature — Human Shaman
Reduces Dinosaur costs and grants haste
Kinjalli's Caller
WCreature — Human Cleric
Turn-one cost reducer for Dinosaur spells
Drover of the Mighty
1GCreature — Human Druid
Mana dork that grows into a 3/3 with a Dinosaur out
Marauding Raptor
1RCreature — Dinosaur
Reduces creature costs and triggers enrage abilities
Card Draw
9
Colossal Majesty
2GEnchantment
Consistent extra draw every turn with high power creatures
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Burst card draw based on Gishath or an overrun finisher
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Draws huge amounts of cards and casts a free spell
Runic Armasaur
1GGCreature — Dinosaur
Punishes opponents for activating nonmana abilities
Ripjaw Raptor
2GGCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage trigger reliably draws multiple cards
Removal
10
Cleansing Nova
3WWSorcery
Flexible board sweeper against creatures or artifacts/enchantments
Apex Altisaur
7GGCreature — Dinosaur
Massive Dinosaur that fights and clears opposing creatures
Thrashing Brontodon
1GGCreature — Dinosaur
Dinosaur body with built-in naturalize effect
Bronzebeak Foragers
3WCreature — Dinosaur
Exiles problematic nonland permanents from each opponent
Savage Stomp
2GSorcery
One-mana fight spell with a Dinosaur that adds a +1/+1 counter
Threats/Wincons
25
Etali, Primal Storm
4RRLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Cheats free spells from every player upon attacking
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
10GGLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Massive 12/12 trampler that often costs just two green mana
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
6WWLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Hard-to-remove keyword soup Dinosaur threat
Quartzwood Crasher
2RRGCreature — Dinosaur Beast
Generates huge trampling Dinosaur tokens on combat damage
Regisaur Alpha
3RGCreature — Dinosaur
Provides extra body and gives all Dinosaurs haste
Verdant Sun's Avatar
5GGCreature — Dinosaur Avatar
Gains massive amounts of life as Dinosaurs hit the board
Wakening Sun's Avatar
5WWWCreature — Dinosaur Avatar
One-sided board wipe when cast from hand
Sun-Crowned Hunters
4RRCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage trigger deals direct face damage to opponents
Silverclad Ferocidons
5RRCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage trigger forces opponents to sacrifice permanents
Bellowing Aegisaur
5WCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage trigger permanently buffs your whole team
Trapjaw Tyrant
3WWCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage trigger repeatedly exiles opposing creatures
Goring Ceratops
5WWCreature — Dinosaur
Grants double strike to all attacking creatures
Temple Altisaur
4WCreature — Dinosaur
Protects other Dinosaurs by limiting damage taken
Ranging Raptors
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage trigger fetches basic lands directly to battlefield
Scytheclaw Raptor
2RCreature — Dinosaur
Punishes opponents casting spells on other players' turns
Earthshaker Dreadmaw
4GGCreature — Dinosaur
Trampling threat that draws cards when entering
Burning Sun's Avatar
3RRRCreature — Dinosaur Avatar
Burns target player and creature when it enters
Palani's Hatcher
3RGCreature — Dinosaur
Gives Dinosaurs haste and creates egg tokens that hatch
Rampaging Brontodon
5GGCreature — Dinosaur
Doubles its attack power based on lands controlled
Hulking Raptor
2GGCreature — Dinosaur
Ward-protected beater that generates extra green mana
Scion of Calamity
3GGCreature — Dinosaur
Destroys opposing artifacts or enchantments when dealing damage
Topiary Stomper
1GGCreature — Plant Dinosaur
Ramps a land on entry and becomes a solid 4/4 body
Wayward Swordtooth
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Grants extra land drops each turn and turns into a 5/5
Yidaro, Wandering Monster
5RRLegendary Creature — Dinosaur Turtle
Early-game cycling draw that recurs as an 8/8 trample threat
Thundering Spineback
5GGCreature — Dinosaur
Lords all Dinosaurs and acts as a repeatable token mana sink
Utility
6
Boros Charm
RWInstant
Protects your board from wipes or gives double strike to Gishath
Mirari's Wake
3GWEnchantment
Doubles mana to ensure Gishath casts and buffs your board
Duelist's Heritage
2WEnchantment
Grants double strike to double Gishath combat damage triggers
