Huge Dino attack

Standard Shadowforlife04

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Agusdakilla says... #1

Hey! I saw your post in the "Advertise your deck" forum, so I thought I'd try to help you out a bit.

First off, it'd really help you if you increased the consistency of the deck by switching out the one-and-two-ofs for more 3-and-four-ofs of the best cards, or the ones you like the most. In this way, you can be more certain of what you'll draw, and make the deck more consistent.

From what I've seen in competitive dino decks in my local meta, they seem to be running a few copies of Drover of the Mighty and Otepec Huntmaster. Regisaur Alpha is a very good card for the deck, making your Ghalta, Primal Hunger cost only 5 mana all by itself, besides giving it haste. You should try including 1 or 2 more Ghaltas, since they are awesome finishers for the deck. Thunderherd Migration is also an excellent ramp card for this list.

Good luck, I hope this helps you out a bit!

March 5, 2018 6:19 p.m.

Updated with your recommendations Agusdakilla, Thanks, looks great! Added all that you suggested, but only a couple of copies of each except Drover of the Mighty i am running 3.

March 5, 2018 7:23 p.m.

Trifas says... #3

I don't think Cherished Hatchling is doing much for your deck. You could probably switch it for more copies of the most relevant cards.

If you have enough enrage targets, you could consider Reckless Rage, its draw back turns into an upside.

March 6, 2018 3:36 p.m.

Agusdakilla says... #4

I second what Trifas said, and would like to add even more. I would take out Lightning Strike, which is a good card, and replace it with cards that are even better for the deck, such as 1x Savage Stomp and 1x Reckless Rage for removal.

Then, I'm going to go even further and say that you should completely optimize your creature count. If you can get you hands of more copies of Drover of the Mighty and Otepec Huntmaster for ramp (Drover is a bit better, but they both work), I'd put them in. I'd put Kinjalli's Sunwing and Deathgorge Scavenger into the sideboard (for control and graveyard decks), remove Siegehorn Ceratops and Relentless Raptors, and put in more Regisaur Alphas, Ripjaw Raptors, and Ranging Raptors. You should also probably play 3 or 4 Thunderherd Migration mainboard, since the ramp it gives combined with the smaller creatures and Ranging Raptors is pretty sweet. Since the white would only be used for cards such as Settle the Wreckage and big splashy finishers that I assume you don't have, since they aren't in the deck, you could consider taking out the white entirely and making it a G/R deck. This would make your land draws much smoother and eliminate a large part of the percentages of getting color screwed.

Just a few suggestions for you to consider! Another question, are you planning on playing this deck in a few tournaments? It would help pinpoint the deck's weaknesses, and check out your local meta.

March 6, 2018 8:19 p.m.

redbird97 says... #5

I always like to see Ghalta, Primal Hunger in standard dino decks. With your power, he can be brought in pretty cheap.

March 7, 2018 1:52 a.m.

tjjonny2000 says... #6

an interesting attempt/ build. have you thought of removing the smaller aspects for more solid ramp/ life gain to offset the damage taken early on? check out: http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/05-03-18-dinosaur-midrange/ for what im refering to. :)

not a fan of Kinjalli's Sunwing Otepec Huntmaster, Ranging Raptors or Tilonalli's Crown and would rather secure the ramp/ end game dinos

March 7, 2018 11:16 a.m.

I'm looking to surprise hit with big creatures with a buff haste for instant kill if all taped. To reduce the bounce effects and fishing the counter out early, which is why so many different copies of haste gain and for cheap cost to have time to play the big dinosaurs. My only concern is them looking at my hand anytime. But in most cases they would already know what I'm playing early on anyways. Thanks again everyone for the feedback! Keep it up, love the inputs.

March 7, 2018 7:31 p.m.

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