Gishath, Enraged Avatar

Commander / EDH Dinosaurs RGW (Naya) Tribal

Dudecore

•1• Mana Acceleration (9)

• 1x Atzocan Seer
• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Drover of the Mighty
• 1x Explosive Vegetation
• 1x Migration Path
• 1x Mirari's Wake
• 1x Regal Behemoth
• 1x The Great Henge
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth

•2• Cost Reduction (5)

• 1x Herald's Horn
• 1x Kinjalli's Caller
• 1x Knight of the Stampede
• 1x Marauding Raptor
• 1x Otepec Huntmaster

•3• Draw (6)

• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Commune with Dinosaurs
• 1x Elemental Bond
• 1x Garruk's Uprising
• 1x Momentous Fall
• 1x Vanquisher's Banner

•4• Top Deck Manipulation (5)

• 1x Congregation at Dawn
• 1x Forerunner of the Empire
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Sylvan Tutor
• 1x Worldly Tutor

•5• Enrage (9)

• 1x Bellowing Aegisaur
• 1x Needletooth Raptor
• 1x Polyraptor
• 1x Pyrohemia
• 1x Ranging Raptors
• 1x Ripjaw Raptor
• 1x Silverclad Ferocidons
• 1x Sun-Crowned Hunters
• 1x Trapjaw Tyrant

•6• Double Strike (6)

• 1x Berserkers' Onslaught
• 1x Blood Mist
• 1x Double Cleave
• 1x Goring Ceratops
• 1x Psychotic Fury
• 1x Temur Battle Rage

•7• Buffs (7)

• 1x Flawless Maneuver
• 1x Huatli, Dinosaur Knight
• 1x Make a Stand
• 1x Regisaur Alpha
• 1x Rhythm of the Wild
• 1x Rite of Passage
• 1x Thundering Spineback

•8• Removal (8)

• 1x Apex Altisaur
• 1x Burning Sun's Avatar
• 1x Harsh Mercy
• 1x Pounce
• 1x Raging Swordtooth
• 1x Savage Stomp
• 1x Territorial Hammerskull
• 1x Thrashing Brontodon

•9• Utility (7)

• 1x Carnage Tyrant
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Kinjalli's Sunwing
• 1x Rampaging Ferocidon
• 1x Temple Altisaur
• 1x Verdant Sun's Avatar
• 1x Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

•Lands• (37)

• 1x Ancient Ziggurat
• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Castle Garenbrig
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 9x Forest
• 1x Horizon Canopy
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 5x Mountain
• 1x Path of Ancestry
• 3x Plains
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Sacred Foundry
• 1x Sheltered Thicket
• 1x Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
• 1x Stomping Ground
• 1x Temple Garden
• 1x Unclaimed Territory
• 1x Windswept Heath
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Commander (1)

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Introduction

To shortly introduce myself, I've been playing Magic since Odyssey. As time went on and less and less of my friends kept up with playing the game I slowly found myself with a ton of cards I used to cherish and no one to play with. I used to enjoy standard until the grind and cost wore me down. Sometime in 2010-2011 I heard about Elder Dragon Highlander and the emerging "Commander" format. It seemed like a perfect place to use my old cards and enjoy the game the way I used to. I still had the problem of having friends that just weren't keeping up anymore and not following the new cards and new decks. So that's when the idea hit me: build my own meta, use my own cards and design my own "fun". It isn't easy, there are some balancing issues of course, but it is a great way to loan decks to my buddies to use while we drink and enjoy the game without any of the unnecessary expense on behalf of people who aren't into it as much as I am. Its also rewarding to see people find interactions and combos I hadn't considered before. With a varying degree of play styles and ability it's always fun to get hands on decks.

An important thing to me is that every deck tries to deal with things differently. Magic is a very vast game so trying to disperse the myriad of options amongst the decks is something I'm always on the lookout for. So I will attempt to break that down here. Since I have so many cards to write about these will be brief to none. This tribal deck was built roughly around 8x8 philosophy. The goal of this deck is to play Gishath ASAP and hit people with it to get a massive swell of Dinosaurs to win with combat damage. There is also an Enrage subtheme

Acceleration

The mana acceleration plan involves two different plans: Cost reduction and Land ramp. Since the goal is to play Gishath quickly, our card selection also reflects that goal. There is obviously a need to have a fallback option of hard casting some of our creatures.

•1• Mana Acceleration

1. Atzocan Seer
2. Cultivate
3. Drover of the Mighty
4. Explosive Vegetation
5. The Great Henge
6. Migration Path
7. Mirari's Wake
8. Regal Behemoth
9. Wayward Swordtooth

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10. Ranging Raptors

•2• Cost Reduction

1. Herald's Horn
2. Kinjalli's Caller
3. Knight of the Stampede
4. Marauding Raptor
5. Otepec Huntmaster

Draw

•3• Draw

1. Colossal Majesty
2. Commune with Dinosaurs
3. Elemental Bond
4. Garruk's Uprising
5. Momentous Fall
6. Vanquisher's Banner

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7. The Great Henge
8. Herald's Horn
9. Regal Behemoth
10. Ripjaw Raptor
11. Psychotic Fury

•4• Top Deck Manipulation

1. Congregation at Dawn
2. Forerunner of the Empire
3. Scroll Rack
4. Sylvan Tutor
5. Worldly Tutor

Threats

•5• Enrage

1. Bellowing Aegisaur
2. Needletooth Raptor
3. Polyraptor
4. Ranging Raptors
5. Ripjaw Raptor
6. Silverclad Ferocidons
7. Sun-Crowned Hunters
8. Trapjaw Tyrant

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•5a• Enrage Enablers

1. Pyrohemia
2. Forerunner of the Empire
3. Marauding Raptor
4. Raging Swordtooth

•6• Double Strike

1. Berserkers' Onslaught
2. Blood Mist
3. Double Cleave
4. Goring Ceratops
5. Psychotic Fury
6. Temur Battle Rage

•7• Buffs

1. Flawless Maneuver
2. Huatli, Dinosaur Knight
3. Make a Stand
4. Regisaur Alpha
5. Rhythm of the Wild
6. Rite of Passage
7. Thundering Spineback

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8. The Great Henge
9. Mirari's Wake
10. Garruk's Uprising
11. Bellowing Aegisaur
12. Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep

Answers

•8• Removal

1. Apex Altisaur
2. Burning Sun's Avatar
3. Harsh Mercy
4. Pounce
5. Raging Swordtooth
6. Savage Stomp
7. Territorial Hammerskull
8. Thrashing Brontodon

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9. Needletooth Raptor
10. Silverclad Ferocidons
11. Trapjaw Tyrant
12. Huatli, Dinosaur Knight

•9• Utility

1. Carnage Tyrant
2. Etali, Primal Storm
3. Kinjalli's Sunwing
4. Rampaging Ferocidon
5. Temple Altisaur
6. Verdant Sun's Avatar
7. Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

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8. Sun-Crowned Hunters

Closing Out

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Date added	4 years
Last updated	4 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	8 - 0 Mythic Rares 37 - 0 Rares 26 - 0 Uncommons 12 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.13
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Dinosaur 3/3 G, Monarch Emblem