(Reserved)
Introduction
I have been into EDH for the past few years but with the release of the Ixalan Block in 2017, I just couldn’t let the opportunity of building a 60-card dino deck pass me by. It took a year before I finally found the time and the opportunity to build a dinosaur-themed standard deck but I enjoyed it so much that I ended up making three.
This deck is first of a series of decks I made. Inspired by pre-con decks of old (Invasion-Urza Block), this series is centered on the dinosaur theme. Each one has its distinct sub-theme making it conceptually different from the rest. The decks are also balanced in terms of their “power level” making them ideal for group play.
The Tyrannosaur
Tyrannosaurs were the killing machines of the late Cretaceaous period. These huge, two-legged carnivores preyed relentlessly on smaller herbivorous dinosaurs. It relied on its incredibly powerful bite force, the largest among all terrestrial animals, to remain the apex predator of its time.
Gameplay
”My, what big teeth you have!”
”The better to eat you with!”
Built like a tyrannosaur, the deck makes effective use of the Enrage mechanic and relies on its raw power to overwhelm and defeat its opponents.
Creatures like
Raging Swordtooth
and
Raging Regisaur
, and cards like
Dual Shot
provides enough direct damage to clear the board of chump blockers while also giving the deck a reliable source of enrage triggers.
The deck also has cards like
Oakenform
and
Tilonalli's Crown
(also triggers enrage) that supplies more bite force to our dinos. Being auras, they also setup the creatures for the deck’s preferred game finisher --
Thud
.
Upgrades and Endnotes
With the exception of
Drover of the Mighty
in place of Otepec Huntmaster and maybe
Ripjaw Raptor
or
Frilled Deathspitter
in place of Needletooth Raptor, finding cards that would improve the current list and fit seamlesy into the theme would not be an easy task.
The only area that could use some improvement is the deck’s mana base.
Rootbound Crag
and
Unclaimed Territory
would be desirable additions to the deck as they would greatly help with the mana-fixing.
That’s it for this guide-of-sorts. Thank you for reading this far. If you like the deck or enjoyed reading the guide as much as I enjoyed writing it, let me know through an upvote or a by sharing your thoughts in the comments section.
