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This Deck Plays Dinosaurs
Deck Size: 100
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Est deck cost: $694.99
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Commander

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Gishath, Sun's Avatar

Vigilance, trample, haste Whenever Gishath deals combat damage to a player, reveal that many cards from the top of your library. Put any number of Dinosaur creature cards from among them onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Creature
Gishath, Sun's Avatar (lci) 229

Commander

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Land

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Bountiful Promenade

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Bountiful Promenade (clb) 348
Brushland

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Brushland (blc) 295
Cavern of Souls

As this land enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type, and that spell can't be countered.

Land
Cavern of Souls (lci) 269
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (m3c) 331
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (acr) 109
Jetmir's Garden

({T}: Add {R}, {G}, or {W}.) This land enters tapped. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Land
Jetmir's Garden (snc) 250
Jungle Shrine

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}, {G}, or {W}.

Land
Jungle Shrine (otc) 303
Karplusan Forest

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {G}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Karplusan Forest (blc) 314
Mosswort Bridge

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.

Land
Mosswort Bridge (blc) 317
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (acr) 108
Path of Ancestry

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (blc) 322
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (acr) 102
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (dsc) 295
Rockfall Vale

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Rockfall Vale (mid) 266
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (otc) 313
Rootbound Crag

This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Forest. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Rootbound Crag (blc) 326
Secluded Courtyard

As this land enters, choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type or activate an ability of a creature source of the chosen type.

Land
Secluded Courtyard (lcc) 350
Spire Garden

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Spire Garden (clb) 361
Stomping Ground

({T}: Add {R} or {G}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Stomping Ground (rvr) 289
Sunpetal Grove

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Land
Sunpetal Grove (blc) 335
Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Land
Temple of the False God (dsc) 313

Land

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Recursion

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Bala Ged Recovery

Sorcery
Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180

Recursion

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Tutor

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Invasion of Ikoria

Battle
Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria (mom) 190Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria (mom) 190
Worldly Tutor

Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put the card on top.

Instant
Worldly Tutor (dmr) 185

Tutor

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Draw

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Bonehoard Dracosaur

Flying, first strike At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them this turn. If you exiled a land card this way, create a 3/1 red Dinosaur creature token. If you exiled a nonland card this way, create a Treasure token.

Creature
Bonehoard Dracosaur (lci) 134
Curious Altisaur

Vigilance, reach Whenever a Dinosaur you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Curious Altisaur (lcc) 90
Earthshaker Dreadmaw

Trample When this creature enters, draw a card for each other Dinosaur you control.

Creature
Earthshaker Dreadmaw (lci) 183
Etali, Primal Conqueror

Creature
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 137Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 137
Garruk's Uprising

When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card. Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (blc) 219
Last March of the Ents

This spell can't be countered. Draw cards equal to the greatest toughness among creatures you control, then put any number of creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Sorcery
Last March of the Ents (ltr) 172
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

Whenever Pantlaza or another Dinosaur you control enters, you may discover X, where X is that creature's toughness. Do this only once each turn. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Creature
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored (lcc) 4
Ripjaw Raptor

Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw a card.

Creature
Ripjaw Raptor (lcc) 253
Rishkar's Expertise

Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. You may cast a spell with mana value 5 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

Sorcery
Rishkar's Expertise (lcc) 254
Sylvan Library

At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two additional cards. If you do, choose two cards in your hand drawn this turn. For each of those cards, pay 4 life or put the card on top of your library.

Enchantment
Sylvan Library (dmr) 179
The Great Henge

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control. {T}: Add {G}{G}. You gain 2 life. Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it and draw a card.

Artifact
The Great Henge (cmm) 294
Trumpeting Carnosaur

Trample When this creature enters, discover 5. {2}{R}, Discard this card: It deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.

Creature
Trumpeting Carnosaur (lci) 171
Vaultborn Tyrant

Trample Whenever this creature or another creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, you gain 3 life and draw a card. When this creature dies, if it's not a token, create a token that's a copy of it, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Creature
Vaultborn Tyrant (big) 20

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Lifegain

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Verdant Sun's Avatar

Whenever this creature or another creature you control enters, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Creature
Verdant Sun's Avatar (lcc) 262

Lifegain

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Removal

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Apex Altisaur

When this creature enters, it fights up to one target creature you don't control. Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it fights up to one target creature you don't control.

Creature
Apex Altisaur (lcc) 232
Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield. Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (dsc) 160
Bronzebeak Foragers

When this creature enters, for each opponent, exile up to one target nonland permanent that player controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. {X}{W}: Put target card with mana value X exiled with this creature into its owner's graveyard. You gain X life.

Creature
Bronzebeak Foragers (lcc) 69
Kogla and Yidaro

When Kogla and Yidaro enters, choose one — • It gains trample and haste until end of turn. • It fights target creature you don't control. {2}{R}{G}, Discard this card: Destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment. Shuffle this card into your library from your graveyard, then draw a card.

Creature
Kogla and Yidaro (mom) 244
Pyrohemia

At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment. {R}: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.

Enchantment
Pyrohemia (plc) 119
Raging Swordtooth

Trample When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to each other creature.

Creature
Raging Swordtooth (lcc) 283
Silverclad Ferocidons

Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice.

Creature
Silverclad Ferocidons (rix) 115
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (dsc) 106
Tranquil Frillback

When this creature enters, you may pay {G} up to three times. When you pay this cost one or more times, choose up to that many — • Destroy target artifact or enchantment. • Exile target player's graveyard. • You gain 4 life.

Creature
Tranquil Frillback (mat) 24
Trapjaw Tyrant

Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield.

Creature
Trapjaw Tyrant (rix) 29
Untimely Malfunction

Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target. • One or two target creatures can't block this turn.

Instant
Untimely Malfunction (dsk) 161
Wakening Sun's Avatar

When this creature enters, if you cast it from your hand, destroy all non-Dinosaur creatures.

Creature
Wakening Sun's Avatar (lcc) 139
Warstorm Surge

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Enchantment
Warstorm Surge (blc) 117
Wrathful Raptors

Trample Whenever a Dinosaur you control is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target that isn't a Dinosaur.

Creature
Wrathful Raptors (lcc) 88
Zacama, Primal Calamity

Vigilance, reach, trample When Zacama enters, if you cast it, untap all lands you control. {2}{R}: Zacama deals 3 damage to target creature. {2}{G}: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. {2}{W}: You gain 3 life.

Creature
Zacama, Primal Calamity (lcc) 296

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Evasion

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Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Flying, double strike, vigilance, trample, indestructible

Creature
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn (lcc) 141

Evasion

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Protection

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Akroma's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead. • Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn. • Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.

Instant
Akroma's Will (lcc) 125
Boros Charm

Choose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Instant
Boros Charm (otc) 216
Flawless Maneuver

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Flawless Maneuver (cmm) 24
Heroic Intervention

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
Heroic Intervention (cmm) 295
Temple Altisaur

If a source would deal damage to another Dinosaur you control, prevent all but 1 of that damage.

Creature
Temple Altisaur (lcc) 138

Protection

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Stax

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Kinjalli's Sunwing

Flying Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.

Creature
Kinjalli's Sunwing (lcc) 130

Stax

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Finisher

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Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant

Trample When Ghalta enters, put any number of creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant (lci) 185
Overpowering Attack

Freerunning {2}{R} (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.) Untap all creatures you control that attacked this turn. If it's your main phase, there is an additional combat phase after this phase, followed by an additional main phase.

Sorcery
Overpowering Attack (acr) 37
Overwhelming Stampede

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Sorcery
Overwhelming Stampede (c15) 196

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (m3c) 283
Basalt Monolith

This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step. {T}: Add {C}{C}{C}. {3}: Untap this artifact.

Artifact
Basalt Monolith (2xm) 232
Cultivate

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Cultivate (blc) 212
Farseek

Search your library for a Plains, Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Farseek (lcc) 242
Hulking Raptor

Ward {2} At the beginning of your first main phase, add {G}{G}.

Creature
Hulking Raptor (lci) 191
Kodama's Reach

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Kodama's Reach (otc) 196
Marauding Raptor

Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 2 damage to it. If a Dinosaur is dealt damage this way, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Creature
Marauding Raptor (lcc) 228
Migration Path

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Sorcery
Migration Path (lcc) 246
Mirari's Wake

Creatures you control get +1/+1. Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.

Enchantment
Mirari's Wake (cmm) 928
Nature's Lore

Search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Nature's Lore (mkc) 178
Patchwork Banner

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Artifact
Patchwork Banner (blb) 247
Ranging Raptors

Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Ranging Raptors (lcc) 249
Regal Behemoth

Trample When this creature enters, you become the monarch. Whenever you tap a land for mana while you're the monarch, add an additional one mana of any color.

Creature
Regal Behemoth (lcc) 251
Shadow in the Warp

The first creature spell you cast each turn costs {2} less to cast. Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, this enchantment deals 2 damage to that player.

Enchantment
Shadow in the Warp (40k) 140
Skyshroud Claim

Search your library for up to two Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Skyshroud Claim (cmm) 321
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (blc) 129
Three Visits

Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Three Visits (otc) 209
Topiary Stomper

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.) When this creature enters, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. This creature can't attack or block unless you control seven or more lands.

Creature
Topiary Stomper (lcc) 261
Urza's Incubator

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells of the chosen type cost {2} less to cast.

Artifact
Urza's Incubator (mh3) 297

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Tokens

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Dinosaurs on a Spaceship

Vigilance, trample Other Dinosaurs you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance and trample. Suspend 4—{3}{R}{W} Whenever a time counter is removed from this card while it's exiled, create a 2/2 red and white Dinosaur creature token with flying and haste.

Creature
Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (who) 122
Ghalta and Mavren

Trample Whenever you attack, choose one — • Create a tapped and attacking X/X green Dinosaur creature token with trample, where X is the greatest power among other attacking creatures. • Create X 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink, where X is the number of other attacking creatures.

Creature
Ghalta and Mavren (mom) 225
Palani's Hatcher

Other Dinosaurs you control have haste. When this creature enters, create two 0/1 green Dinosaur Egg creature tokens. At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control one or more Eggs, sacrifice an Egg, then create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token.

Creature
Palani's Hatcher (lci) 237
Polyraptor

Enrage — Whenever this creature is dealt damage, create a token that's a copy of this creature.

Creature
Polyraptor (rix) 144
Quartzwood Crasher

Trample Whenever one or more creatures you control with trample deal combat damage to a player, create an X/X green Dinosaur Beast creature token with trample, where X is the amount of damage those creatures dealt to that player.

Creature
Quartzwood Crasher (lcc) 281
Regisaur Alpha

Other Dinosaurs you control have haste. When this creature enters, create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample.

Creature
Regisaur Alpha (lcc) 286

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Sideboard

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Kaheera, the Orphanguard

Companion — Each creature card in your starting deck is a Cat, Elemental, Nightmare, Dinosaur, or Beast card. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.) Vigilance Each other creature you control that's a Cat, Elemental, Nightmare, Dinosaur, or Beast gets +1/+1 and has vigilance.

Creature
Kaheera, the Orphanguard (iko) 224

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Maybeboard

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And They Shall Know No Fear

Choose a creature type. Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+0 and gain indestructible until end of turn.

Instant
And They Shall Know No Fear (40k) 9
Devouring Light

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Exile target attacking or blocking creature.

Instant
Devouring Light (rvr) 15
Herald's Horn

As this artifact enters, choose a creature type. Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast. At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Artifact
Herald's Horn (lcc) 304
Star of Extinction

Destroy target land. Star of Extinction deals 20 damage to each creature and each planeswalker.

Sorcery
Star of Extinction (cmm) 259
Wrap in Vigor

Regenerate each creature you control.

Instant
Wrap in Vigor (cns) 183

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Deck Info

Deck stats

21 pips - 16 cards
14 mana - 14 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 8 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
0 mana - 8 cards
30 pips - 22 cards
17 mana - 17 cards
59 pips - 41 cards
35 mana - 33 cards
0 pips - 0 cards
13 mana - 9 cards
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{"ops":[{"insert":"Sometimes you just need to turn your brain off and play dinosaurs. Simply ramp to 8 effective mana to cast Gishath, then point him toward the nearest open board to begin the dino gachapon. While your primary wincon is combat damage, there's a sneaky alt wincon in Wrathful Raptors + any of your damage-based board wipes - provided your board is developed enough. \n"}]}
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