Gishath, Sun's Avatar by BomanSpencer

Format: Commander

Commander: Gishath, Sun's Avatar

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 38

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Naya Dinosaur tribal stompy strategy led by Gishath, Sun's Avatar. The primary game plan focuses on aggressive mana acceleration during the early turns to cast Gishath ahead of schedule on Turn 5. Because Gishath possesses haste and trample, it immediately attacks to deal combat damage, triggering its ability to reveal cards and cheat high-cost Dinosaurs directly onto the battlefield. The creature suite features heavy-hitting threats such as Etali, Primal Conqueror, Quartzwood Crasher, Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant, and Tyrranax Rex, which rapidly overwhelm opposing defenses. Supporting enchantments like Rhythm of the Wild and Garruk's Uprising provide uncounterability, extra trample, and card velocity. While the deck possesses explosive mid-game combat potential and resilient backup threats, it is vulnerable to well-timed spot removal against Gishath during its initial attack and suffers from minor tempo loss due to numerous entered-tapped lands.

Decklist (96 cards)

• 1 Akroma's Will
• 1 Ancient Ziggurat
• 1 Annie Joins Up
• 1 Bountiful Promenade
• 1 Bronzebeak Foragers
• 1 Chaos Warp
• 1 Cinder Glade
• 1 Clifftop Retreat
• 1 Command Tower
• 1 Cultivate
• 1 Decimate
• 1 Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
• 1 Drover of the Mighty
• 1 Earthshaker Dreadmaw
• 1 Emerald Medallion
• 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
• 1 Etali, Primal Storm
• 1 Exotic Orchard
• 1 Farseek
• 6 Forest
• 1 Fortified Village
• 1 Gamble
• 1 Garruk's Uprising
• 1 Generous Gift
• 1 Ghalta and Mavren
• 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
• 1 Gishath, Sun's Avatar
• 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
• 1 Heroic Intervention
• 1 Huatli, Poet of Unity // Roar of the Fifth People
• 1 Hulking Raptor
• 1 Hunting Velociraptor
• 1 Itzquinth, Firstborn of Gishath
• 1 Jetmir's Garden
• 1 Jungle Shrine
• 1 Lightning Greaves
• 1 Loot, Exuberant Explorer
• 1 Marauding Raptor
• 1 Mossfire Valley
• 1 Nature's Lore
• 1 Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation
• 1 Otepec Huntmaster
• 1 Palani's Hatcher
• 1 Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
• 1 Path of Ancestry
• 1 Path to Exile
• 1 Quartzwood Crasher
• 1 Reflecting Pool
• 1 Regal Behemoth
• 1 Regisaur Alpha
• 1 Reliquary Tower
• 1 Rhythm of the Wild
• 1 Rith's Grove
• 1 Roaming Throne
• 1 Rootbound Crag
• 1 Runic Armasaur
• 1 Sacred Foundry
• 1 Savage Order
• 1 Secluded Courtyard
• 1 Smothering Tithe
• 1 Sol Ring
• 1 Spire Garden
• 1 Steely Resolve
• 1 Stomping Ground
• 1 Sunfrill Imitator
• 1 Sungrass Prairie
• 1 Swiftfoot Boots
• 1 Swords to Plowshares
• 1 Teferi's Protection
• 1 Temple Altisaur
• 1 Temple Garden
• 1 Temple of Plenty
• 1 Thought Vessel
• 1 Three Visits
• 1 Thunderherd Migration
• 1 Topiary Stomper
• 1 Triceraton Commander
• 1 Triumph of the Hordes
• 1 Trumpeting Carnosaur
• 1 Tyrranax Rex
• 1 Unclaimed Territory
• 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
• 1 Verdant Sun's Avatar
• 1 Wakening Sun's Avatar
• 1 Welcome to . . . // Jurassic Park
• 1 Worldly Tutor
• 1 Wrathful Raptors
• 1 Xenagos, God of Revels
• 1 Zacama, Primal Calamity
• 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn