Gishath by user7973509

Format: Commander

Commander: Gishath, Sun's Avatar

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 37

Deck overview

This deck is a Naya Dinosaur tribal battlecruiser strategy led by Gishath, Sun's Avatar. Its core game plan revolves around accelerating mana in the early turns using mana creatures, artifacts, and land ramp to reach eight mana quickly. Once cast, Gishath attacks immediately with haste and trample. When Gishath connects with combat damage, its triggered ability digs seven cards deep into the library, cheating multiple massive Dinosaurs directly onto the battlefield without paying their mana costs. These cheated threats, including game-ending Elder Dinosaurs like Etali, Primal Conqueror, Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant, and Zetalpa, Primal Dawn, build an overwhelming board presence. The deck then rolls over opponents in subsequent combat steps, using sheer combat stats and trample to eliminate the table across two attack cycles. While the deck boasts immense explosive power and high creature resilience, it lacks stack interaction and instant-speed protective spells, making it vulnerable to well-timed removal and sweepers.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Atzocan Seer
  • 1 Beast Within
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Charging Tuskodon
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Copperline Gorge
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Diamond Pick-Axe
  • 1 Drover of the Mighty
  • 1 Earthshaker Dreadmaw
  • 1 Eladamri's Call
  • 1 Elvish Mystic
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Finale of Devastation
  • 1 Flawless Maneuver
  • 1 Force of Vigor
  • 5 Forest
  • 1 Fyndhorn Elves
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Ghalta and Mavren
  • 1 Ghalta, Primal Hunger
  • 1 Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
  • 1 Gigantosaurus
  • 1 Gishath, Sun's Avatar
  • 1 Glimpse the Core
  • 1 Grand Abolisher
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
  • 1 Gruul Signet
  • 1 Gruul Turf
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Huatli, Poet of Unity // Roar of the Fifth People
  • 1 Ilysian Caryatid
  • 1 Intrepid Paleontologist
  • 1 Itzquinth, Firstborn of Gishath
  • 1 Ixalli's Lorekeeper
  • 1 Jeweled Lotus
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Kazandu Refuge
  • 1 Kinjalli's Caller
  • 1 Kinjalli's Sunwing
  • 1 Krosan Verge
  • 1 Last March of the Ents
  • 1 Llanowar Elves
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 7 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Needletooth Raptor
  • 1 Nurturing Bristleback
  • 1 Palani's Hatcher
  • 1 Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Raging Swordtooth
  • 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
  • 1 Ranging Raptors
  • 1 Roaming Throne
  • 1 Scytheclaw Raptor
  • 1 Secluded Steppe
  • 1 Seismic Monstrosaur
  • 1 Selesnya Signet
  • 1 Silence
  • 1 Slippery Karst
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Temple of Abandon
  • 1 The Autonomous Furnace
  • 1 The Fair Basilica
  • 1 The Hunter Maze
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 The Shire
  • 1 The Skullspore Nexus
  • 1 Thundering Spineback
  • 1 Walking Ballista
  • 1 Worldly Tutor
  • 1 Zacama, Primal Calamity
  • 1 Zetalpa, Primal Dawn