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COMMANDER(S)
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Tribal Ramp Control QR Code
G R W
- Naya
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ANALYSIS

Overview:

A Naya (Red/Green/White) Dinosaur tribal deck focused on leveraging Pantlaza, Sun-Favored's discover ability to generate value while building a formidable board presence of powerful dinosaurs.

Primer:

The deck aims to ramp early using traditional green ramp spells and mana dorks. Once Pantlaza, Sun-Favored is on the board, the strategy shifts to playing high-toughness dinosaurs to maximize the discover trigger value. The deck can win through combat damage with its large creatures, particularly when enhanced by cards like Xenagos, God of Revels or Akroma's Will. Alternative value engines include enrage triggers and various card draw effects tied to dinosaur tribal synergies. The deck can also generate explosive turns through cost reduction effects and tribal support cards.

Weaknesses:

The deck is vulnerable to board wipes and targeted removal, particularly against the commander which is crucial for the value engine. The high mana curve makes it susceptible to early aggression, and the strategy can be disrupted by graveyard hate and artifact removal targeting ramp pieces. The deck also struggles against faster combo decks that can win before it establishes its board presence.

Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:

  • Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
  • Zacama, Primal Calamity
  • Xenagos, God of Revels
  • Rhythm of the Wild
  • Etali, Primal Storm
  • Akroma's Will
  • Rishkar's Expertise
  • Ripjaw Raptor
  • Sol Ring
  • Descendants' Path

Attribute Ratings:

  • Speed: 4/10
  • Resilience: 5/10
  • Consistency: 6/10
  • Interaction: 5/10

Rating Justification:

This deck operates at a focused casual level, with clear tribal synergies and a defined gameplan, but lacks the explosive speed and consistency of higher-powered decks. While it includes some powerful individual cards and can generate significant value through its commander, the overall strategy typically requires several turns to develop. The deck would struggle against optimized decks (6.0+) due to its slower speed but would perform well against other casual decks around its power level. The inclusion of some interaction and protection effects helps it maintain board presence, but not enough to push it into a higher tier.

Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5

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DECK LIST
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Creature: 40
1
Apex Altisaur
7 G G
1
Atzocan Seer
1 G W
1
Bellowing Aegisaur
5 W
1
Bronzebeak Foragers
3 W
1
Curious Altisaur
3 G
1
Deathgorge Scavenger
2 G
1
Dinosaur Egg
1 G
1
Drover of the Mighty
1 G
1
Earthshaker Dreadmaw
4 G G
1
Etali, Primal Storm
4 R R
1
Itzquinth, Firstborn of Gishath
R G
1
Ixalli's Lorekeeper
G
1
Kinjalli's Sunwing
2 W
1
Majestic Heliopterus
3 W
1
Marauding Raptor
1 R
1
Otepec Huntmaster
1 R
1
Quartzwood Crasher
2 R R G
1
Raging Regisaur
2 R G
1
Raging Swordtooth
3 R G
1
Rampaging Brontodon
5 G G
1
Ranging Raptors
2 G
1
Regal Behemoth
4 G G
1
Regisaur Alpha
3 R G
1
Ripjaw Raptor
2 G G
1
Runic Armasaur
1 G G
1
Scion of Calamity
3 G G
1
Shifting Ceratops
2 G G
1
Sunfrill Imitator
2 G
1
Temple Altisaur
4 W
1
Thrashing Brontodon
1 G G
1
Thundering Spineback
5 G G
1
Topiary Stomper
1 G G
1
Verdant Sun's Avatar
5 G G
1
Wakening Sun's Avatar
5 W W W
1
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy
R G W
1
Wayward Swordtooth
2 G
1
Wrathful Raptors
4 R
1
Xenagos, God of Revels
3 R G
1
Zacama, Primal Calamity
6 R G W
1
Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
6 W W
Sorcery: 9
1
Chandra's Ignition
3 R R
1
Cultivate
2 G
1
Farseek
1 G
1
Fiery Confluence
2 R R
1
Migration Path
3 G
1
Rampant Growth
1 G
1
Rishkar's Expertise
4 G G
1
Savage Stomp
2 G
1
Thunderherd Migration
1 G
Instant: 4
1
Akroma's Will
3 W
1
Generous Gift
2 W
1
Path to Exile
W
1
Return of the Wildspeaker
4 G
Artifact: 4
1
Arcane Signet
2
1
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
3
1
Progenitor's Icon
3
1
Sol Ring
1
Enchantment: 3
1
Descendants' Path
2 G
1
From the Rubble
4 W W
1
Rhythm of the Wild
1 R G
Land: 39
1
Arch of Orazca
1
Canopy Vista
1
Cinder Glade
1
Clifftop Retreat
1
Command Tower
1
Evolving Wilds
1
Exotic Orchard
8
Forest
1
Fortified Village
1
Furycalm Snarl
1
Game Trail
1
Jungle Shrine
1
Kessig Wolf Run
1
Mosswort Bridge
4
Mountain
1
Myriad Landscape
1
Path of Ancestry
4
Plains
1
Rogue's Passage
1
Secluded Courtyard
1
Temple of the False God
1
Terramorphic Expanse
1
Thriving Bluff
1
Thriving Grove
1
Thriving Heath
1
Unclaimed Territory