Cracking some eggs by xArchangelx72

Format: Commander

Commander: Atla Palani, Nest Tender

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This deck is a classic Naya battlecruiser stompy strategy piloted by Atla Palani, Nest Tender. The game plan revolves around casting Atla, producing 0/1 Egg tokens, and sacrificing or trading them in combat to cheat gigantic Dinosaurs, Wurms, and Dragons directly from the library onto the battlefield. With over 40 massive creatures in the 99, every cracked Egg represents a game-warping threat such as Worldspine Wurm, Impervious Greatwurm, or Gishath, Sun's Avatar. Because the deck foregoes fast mana, tutors, and compact combo packages, it plays at an honest mid-power pace, hitting its operational stride on Turn 5 and presenting lethal combat pressure starting on Turn 6. Its primary strengths are extreme threat redundancy and crushing combat output. Its primary vulnerabilities are a thin ramp suite, reliance on a 2/3 commander to cheat costs, and a near-total absence of instant-speed interaction to disrupt faster opposing strategies.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Aggressive Mammoth
  • 1 Amplifire
  • 1 Apex Altisaur
  • 1 Arashin Sovereign
  • 1 Atarka, World Render
  • 1 Atla Palani, Nest Tender
  • 1 Autochthon Wurm
  • 1 Barrage of Expendables
  • 1 Bramble Wurm
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Charging Tuskodon
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Clifftop Retreat
  • 1 Colossal Majesty
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Copperline Gorge
  • 1 Culling Dais
  • 1 Deus of Calamity
  • 1 Disaster Radius
  • 1 Dragon Egg
  • 1 Earthshaker Dreadmaw
  • 1 Elder Gargaroth
  • 1 Elemental Bond
  • 1 Etali, Primal Storm
  • 1 Felidar Sovereign
  • 9 Forest
  • 1 Fountainport
  • 1 Gahiji, Honored One
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Ghalta the Unstoppable
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
  • 1 Gishath, Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Groundchuck & Dirtbag
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Impervious Greatwurm
  • 1 Inspiring Vantage
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kodama of the East Tree
  • 1 Leatherhead, Iron Gator
  • 1 Lightning Greaves
  • 1 Maskwood Nexus
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Nesting Dragon
  • 1 Old Gnawbone
  • 1 Palani's Hatcher
  • 1 Pelakka Wurm
  • 7 Plains
  • 1 Quartzwood Crasher
  • 1 Ram Through
  • 1 Rampaging Brontodon
  • 1 Rampant Growth
  • 1 Ranging Raptors
  • 1 Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
  • 1 Ravenous Sailback
  • 1 Razorverge Thicket
  • 1 Realm Razer
  • 1 Regisaur Alpha
  • 1 Rhino, Terrible Trampler
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rootbound Crag
  • 1 Siege Behemoth
  • 1 Soul of the Harvest
  • 1 Stonehoof Chieftain
  • 1 Swiftfoot Boots
  • 1 The Great Henge
  • 1 Thunderherd Migration
  • 1 Titanoth Rex
  • 1 Topiary Stomper
  • 1 Tyrranax Rex
  • 1 Verdant Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
  • 1 Wakening Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Wayward Swordtooth
  • 1 Where Ancients Tread
  • 1 Worldspine Wurm
  • 1 Zacama, Primal Calamity
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn