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Commander deckG
Moon-Boy, Dino Rider
Utilize Moon-Boy's cost reduction alongside green ramp to rapidly cast colossal Dinosaurs ahead of curve, drawing massive card advantage off high-power creatures and trampling through opponents.
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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
1Moon-Boy, Dino Rider
1GLegendary Creature — Ape Human
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
12
Sol Ring
1Artifact
Fast mana acceleration to deploy commander and early ramp spells
Llanowar Elves
GCreature — Elf Druid
Turn one mana accelerant to cast Moon-Boy on turn two
Fanatic of Rhonas
1GCreature — Snake Druid
Produces four green mana once a 4-power Dinosaur is in play
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
3GLegendary Creature — Bear
Discounts high-power Dinosaurs and grants trample
Card Draw
10
Garruk's Uprising
2GEnchantment
Draws cards on large Dinosaur ETBs and gives trample
Colossal Majesty
2GEnchantment
Passive upkeep card draw when controlling strong Dinosaurs
Greater Good
2GGEnchantment
Sacrifice outlet to convert high-power dinosaurs into massive card draw
Return of the Wildspeaker
4GInstant
Draws cards equal to greatest power or provides an overrun boost
Rishkar's Expertise
4GGSorcery
Massive draw based on creature power plus a free spell cast
The Great Henge
7GGLegendary Artifact
Massively discounted with Dinosaurs, adds mana and card draw
Guardian Project
3GEnchantment
Steady card draw for every singleton creature entered
Curious Altisaur
3GCreature — Dinosaur
Dinosaur that draws cards whenever Dinosaurs deal combat damage to players
Removal
10
Kenrith's Transformation
1GEnchantment — Aura
Neutering aura for problem commanders that replaces itself
Thrashing Brontodon
1GGCreature — Dinosaur
Dinosaur body that doubles as artifact or enchantment destruction
Tranquil Frillback
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Flexible Dinosaur providing artifact/enchantment removal, graveyard hate, or life
Apex Altisaur
7GGCreature — Dinosaur
Massive Dinosaur that fights multiple opposing threats on entry and enrage
Kogla, the Titan Ape
3GGGLegendary Creature — Ape
Fights on entry and destroys artifacts and enchantments on attack
Ezuri's Predation
5GGGSorcery
One-sided board wipe that generates a board of 4/4 Beasts
Threats/Wincons
24
Topiary Stomper
1GGCreature — Plant Dinosaur
Dinosaur that ramps on entry and attacks once seven lands are reached
Ranging Raptors
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Enrage Dinosaur that ramps lands onto the battlefield
Pugnacious Hammerskull
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Heavily statted three-mana Dinosaur discounted by Moon-Boy
Ripjaw Raptor
2GGCreature — Dinosaur
Resilient Dinosaur that draws cards upon taking damage
Hulking Raptor
2GGCreature — Dinosaur
Ward-protected Dinosaur that adds extra green mana each precombat main phase
Wayward Swordtooth
2GCreature — Dinosaur
Dinosaur that grants extra land plays and attacks with the city's blessing
Shifting Ceratops
2GGCreature — Dinosaur
Uncounterable Dinosaur with protection from blue and adaptable combat keywords
Regal Behemoth
4GGCreature — Dinosaur
Introduces the Monarch and doubles mana while you are the Monarch
Carnage Tyrant
4GGCreature — Dinosaur
Uncounterable, hexproof, trampling Dinosaur beater
Thundering Spineback
5GGCreature — Dinosaur
Dinosaur lord that pumps other Dinosaurs and creates tokens
Earthshaker Dreadmaw
4GGCreature — Dinosaur
Trampling Dinosaur that can cycle if drawn too early
Verdant Sun's Avatar
5GGCreature — Dinosaur Avatar
Provides massive life gain triggers as Dinosaurs enter
Polyraptor
6GGCreature — Dinosaur
Clones itself whenever it takes damage to swarm the board
Rampaging Brontodon
5GGCreature — Dinosaur
Scales in power exponentially with land count when attacking
Tyrranax Rex
4GGGCreature — Phyrexian Dinosaur
Hasty, toxic, ward-protected Dinosaur that hits hard immediately
Vaultborn Tyrant
5GGCreature — Dinosaur
Card-drawing Dinosaur threat that recurs itself once with an enrage-like token
Titanoth Rex
7GGCreature — Dinosaur Beast
Colossal trampling body that can cycle into a trample counter
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
10GGLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Massive 12/12 with trample easily cast for just two green mana
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
5GGGLegendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
Drops any number of creature cards from hand directly onto the battlefield
Apex Devastator
8GGCreature — Chimera Hydra
10/10 apex monster that cascades four times into more threats
Finale of Devastation
XGGSorcery
Tutors any Dinosaur and serves as a game-ending combat finisher
Overwhelming Stampede
3GGSorcery
Finisher that gives team massive stat boosts and trample based on highest power
Surrak, the Hunt Caller
2GGLegendary Creature — Human Warrior
Formidable ability grants immediate haste to large Dinosaurs
Defiler of Vigor
3GGCreature — Phyrexian Wurm
Allows paying life for green pips and distributes +1/+1 counters on permanents
Utility
6
Heroic Intervention
1GInstant
Protects your board from sweepers with indestructible and hexproof
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
GInstant
Cheap protection granting hexproof and indestructible to Moon-Boy or key Dinosaurs
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
Zero-equip protection and haste enabler for Moon-Boy or giant Dinosaurs
Swiftfoot Boots
2Artifact — Equipment
Grants hexproof and haste while allowing targeted abilities
Roaming Throne
4Artifact Creature — Golem
Chooses Dinosaur to double attack, combat, and ETB triggers
Sylvan Library
1GEnchantment
Premier early-game card selection and advantage engine
