Egged by Papa_Swoose

Format: Commander

Commander: Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is a high-synergy Naya big-creature cheat strategy piloted by Atla Palani, Nest Tender. The primary game plan focuses on deploying early ramp on Turns 1 and 2 to cast Atla on Turn 3, then using cheap sacrifice outlets, fight spells, and equipment on Turn 4 to hatch 0/1 Egg tokens into colossal Dinosaurs and game-ending bombs. By cheating creatures such as Gishath, Sun's Avatar, Etali, Primal Conqueror, Worldspine Wurm, and Terror of the Peaks directly onto the battlefield without paying their massive mana costs, the deck establishes an overwhelming board presence by Turn 5. It closes games through trample damage, extra attack triggers, and direct burn, with an alternate infinite flip line via Thornbite Staff and Ashnod's Altar. While vulnerable to early spot removal targeting Atla, robust protection spells like Deflecting Swat and Heroic Intervention shield the engine during critical development windows.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Annie Joins Up
  • 1 Apex Altisaur
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Atla Palani, Nest Tender
  • 1 Boros Signet
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Bountiful Promenade
  • 1 Bridgeworks Battle // Tanglespan Bridgeworks
  • 1 Bushwhack
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Earthshaker Dreadmaw
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Ghalta and Mavren
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
  • 1 Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
  • 1 Gishath, Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 1 Heroic Intervention
  • 1 Hexhaven Invigorator
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Jetmir's Garden
  • 1 Kogla and Yidaro
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Longstalk Brawl
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Malamet Battle Glyph
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Marauding Raptor
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 1 Monster Manual // Zoological Study
  • 1 Moonsilver Key
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Nature's Lore
  • 1 Nesting Dragon
  • 1 Palani's Hatcher
  • 1 Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Polyraptor
  • 1 Quartzwood Crasher
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Ravenous Tyrannosaurus
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Rhythm of the Wild
  • 1 Rishkar's Expertise
  • 1 Sacred Foundry
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectator Seating
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sundering Growth
  • 1 Tail Swipe
  • 1 Talisman of Conviction
  • 1 Talisman of Impulse
  • 1 Talisman of Unity
  • 1 Temple Garden
  • 1 Terror of the Peaks
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Thornbite Staff
  • 1 Three Visits
  • 1 Vaultborn Tyrant
  • 1 Verdant Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldspine Wurm
  • 1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn