wait thats not a dino? by Dougdimmadome1097

Format: Commander

Commander: Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 43

Deck overview

This Naya deck leverages Atla Palani, Nest Tender to bypass high mana costs by hatching Egg tokens into colossal creatures. By accelerating on turns 1 and 2, the deck deploys Atla on turn 3 and begins cracking Eggs on turn 4 using free sacrifice outlets like Ashnod's Altar, Goblin Bombardment, and Skullclamp. Each dying Egg triggers Atla to flip directly into threats like Blightsteel Colossus, Etali, Primal Conqueror, Worldspine Wurm, and Vaultborn Tyrant. The deck can also execute an infinite win condition by equipping Atla with Thornbite Staff alongside Ashnod's Altar, generating infinite mana and putting every creature in the library onto the battlefield. Backed by resilient protection spells like Heroic Intervention and Deflecting Swat, along with redundant cheat options like Sneak Attack and Defense of the Heart, the deck applies relentless pressure and finishes games between turns 5 and 6.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Academy Rector
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Apex Altisaur
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Atla Palani, Nest Tender
  • 1 Aura Shards
  • 1 Avacyn, Angel of Hope
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Blightsteel Colossus
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Congregation at Dawn
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Defense of the Heart
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Dino DNA
  • 1 Dinosaur Egg
  • 1 Elvish Piper
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Eternal Witness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fabled Passage
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 4 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Ghalta and Mavren
  • 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Green Sun's Zenith
  • 1 Harmonic Prodigy
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kessig Wolf Run
  • 1 Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Mirari's Wake
  • 1 Mirror Entity
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Mosswort Bridge
  • 4 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Dragon
  • 1 Old Gnawbone
  • 1 Oviya, Automech Artisan
  • 1 Palani's Hatcher
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 4 Plains
  • 1 Plateau
  • 1 Polyraptor
  • 1 Red Elemental Blast
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Savannah
  • 1 Scroll Rack
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sneak Attack
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 Tamiyo's Safekeeping
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
  • 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Worldspine Wurm
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn