We didn't cure cancer. by Bee88

Format: Commander

Commander: Sauron, Dino Devotee

Bracket: 2

Deck overview

Built around Sauron, Dino Devotee, this mono-green deck ramps hard with over twenty mana creatures, then uses Sauron's enters and attack triggers to turn its dorks into 5/5 Dinosaurs. Power-matter draw spells such as Garruk's Uprising, Colossal Majesty, and Drumhunter turn those 5/5s into cards. Equipment copies, Helm of the Host and Blade of Selves, multiply Sauron's triggers and spread damage. The finish comes from trample granters-Overrun, Overwhelming Stampede, or Craterhoof-rather than a combo. It wins through repeated dinosaur beatdown, usually eliminating opponents over more than one combat, while a strong suite of artifact/enchantment removal and protection keeps the plan alive.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Animal Attendant
  • 1 Apex Altisaur
  • 1 Arbor Adherent
  • 1 Archdruid's Charm
  • 1 Armored Scrapgorger
  • 1 Asceticism
  • 1 Bane of Progress
  • 1 Beast Whisperer
  • 1 Beastcaller Savant
  • 1 Become the Avalanche
  • 1 Biophagus
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blade of Selves
  • 1 Caustic Caterpillar
  • 1 Chronicle of Victory
  • 1 Collective Resistance
  • 1 Colossal Majesty
  • 1 Conjurer's Closet
  • 1 Court of Bounty
  • 1 Craterhoof Behemoth
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Drumhunter
  • 1 Elvish Harbinger
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Fade into Antiquity
  • 1 Fanatic of Rhonas
  • 33 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elder
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Great Forest Druid
  • 1 Greater Good
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Haywire Mite
  • 1 Helm of the Host
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Ilysian Caryatid
  • 1 Into the Wilds
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Llanowar Tribe
  • 1 Master's Guidance
  • 1 Naga Vitalist
  • 1 Naturalize
  • 1 Nightshade Dryad
  • 1 Overrun
  • 1 Overwhelming Stampede
  • 1 Owlbear Shepherd
  • 1 Poison Dart Frog
  • 1 Prize Pig
  • 1 Reclaim
  • 1 Regrowth
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Sauron, Dino Devotee
  • 1 Shaman of Forgotten Ways
  • 1 Shamanic Revelation
  • 1 Signature Slam
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Sylvok Explorer
  • 1 Tail Swipe
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Tender Wildguide
  • 1 Three Tree Rootweaver
  • 1 Timeless Witness
  • 1 Tyvar's Stand
  • 1 Utopia Tree
  • 1 Wrap in Vigor
  • 1 Zendikar Resurgent