Dino beatdown by Hbomb114

Format: Commander

Commander: Gishath, Sun's Avatar

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 46

Deck overview

This deck is a high-powered Naya Dinosaur tribal stompy strategy built around Gishath, Sun's Avatar. The primary game plan accelerates mana through early dorks, cost-reducers, and explosive ramp pieces like Somberwald Sage, Selvala, Heart of the Wilds, and Shadow in the Warp to cast Gishath on Turn 5. Thanks to native haste, trample, and vigilance, Gishath immediately attacks and cheats heavy Dinosaurs onto the battlefield via its combat damage trigger. Payoffs like Quartzwood Crasher, Bonehoard Dracosaur, Palani's Hatcher, and Etali, Primal Storm rapidly compound battlefield power. Uncounterable enablers such as Cavern of Souls, Rhythm of the Wild, and Hexing Squelcher shield Gishath on cast, while protection spells like Akroma's Will and Wrap in Vigor defend against removal. The deck finishes games on Turn 7 through lethal combat damage amplified by overruns and extra combat phases.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Abundant Countryside
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Ancient Ziggurat
  • 1 Annoyed Altisaur
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arena of Glory
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Avatar's Wrath
  • 1 Bilbo's Gambit
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blinding Fog
  • 1 Bonehoard Dracosaur
  • 1 Carnage Tyrant
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cream of the Crop
  • 1 Curious Altisaur
  • 1 Diamond City
  • 1 Domri, Anarch of Bolas
  • 1 Don't Move
  • 1 Eldritch Evolution
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 1 Forerunner of the Empire
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Formidable Speaker
  • 1 Frenzied Baloth
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
  • 1 Gishath, Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Glittering Massif
  • 1 Goblin Anarchomancer
  • 1 Great Hall of the Citadel
  • 1 Guardian Project
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hulking Raptor
  • 1 Knight of the Stampede
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 3 Mountain
  • 1 Null Elemental Blast
  • 1 Opal Palace
  • 1 Palani's Hatcher
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Quartzwood Crasher
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Ravenous Tyrannosaurus
  • 1 Redirect Lightning
  • 1 Relentless Assault
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Saryth, the Viper's Fang
  • 1 Sauron, Dino Devotee
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shadow in the Warp
  • 1 Silver Shroud Costume
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Somberwald Sage
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Sundown Pass
  • 1 Sunpetal Grove
  • 1 Surrak and Goreclaw
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Temple of the False God
  • 1 The Fire Crystal
  • 1 The Skullspore Nexus
  • 1 Thraben Charm
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Training Compound
  • 1 Triceraton Commander
  • 1 Triumph of the Hordes
  • 1 Trouble in Pairs
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Unnatural Growth
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Waves of Aggression
  • 1 World War Hulk
  • 1 Wrap in Vigor