Dinos of the Perfect Curve

Pioneer Jimmy_Chinchila

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February 19 Standard —Feb. 16, 2019

We’ve increased Deathgorge Scavenger to deal with: Golgari, Drakes, Jump-Start (Exile ability), and Aggro (lifegain).

Also, were mainboarding Thrashing Brontodon for: History of Benalia, Wilderness Reclamation, Guild Summit, Rhythym of the Wild, Search for Azcanta, Experimental Frenzy, Conclave Teibunal, Legion’s Landing, Simic Ascendancy, Omniscience, Baffling End, New Horizons, Curious Obsession, Psychic Corrosion, Disinformation Campaign, Captive Audience... you get the idea.

TheDeathryder7 says... #1

You should consider running Fling if you're running Ghalta. It's almost always an instant win if it resolves.

February 14, 2018 3:17 a.m.

multimedia says... #2

Jimmy you still playing this deck? Have you thought about adding Llanowar Elves replacing Drover? Llanowar can be a turn faster. Elfhame Druid with Territorial Allosaurus and Grow from the Ashes also seems interesting. I know you like Elfhame this could a place for her. Due to the current Standard meta Thrashing Brontodon is a much better three drop Dino than Raptors. Great defense against aggro, can destroy one of Heart, History, Seal, Binding or Ballista. Playing Dinos, 4x Brontodon main deck seems very good.

May 22, 2018 12:53 a.m.

Joe9 says... #3

Find a spot for Helm of the Host. It could combo well in this deck.

regisaur alpha and Etali, Primal Storm are prime subjects for dawning the helm. If Regisaur wears it, you'll get it AND another trample dinosaur each turn. They'll both have haste! With a Forerunner of the Empire on the battlefield, you could either put the helm on another dragon and chip away at the opponent each turn OR, if you know you'll be playing dinosaurs, you can put the helm on Forerunner and deal more and more damage each turn.

Deathgorge Scavenger would give you consistant life gain, but that's not quiet as good. If you have a Regisaur on the battlfield, you could opt to give each new Deathgore +1/+1 and swing with haste, but... why would you not put Helm on Regisaur???

Rhonas the Indomitable would LOVE the helm! The second Rhonas will activate the first Rhonas and they can buff each other!

While equiping Otepec Huntmaster and Kinjalli's Caller would theoretically make dropping big bombs gradually easier, this is a silly idea. The helm requires almost as much mana as your bombs anyway. By the time these combos would be up and running, you would have a dinosaur on the battlefield who is a better target for the helm. These combos might do well in a commander deck though. Your commander tax wouldn't matter!

August 3, 2018 1:02 p.m.

Joe9 good call thanks! I’ll try it out

August 3, 2018 1:45 p.m.

SirChris39 says... #5

Jimmy_Chinchila good deck +1

August 3, 2018 1:48 p.m.

SirChris39 thanks so much! Fun to play, not a lot of people expecting to play against it

August 3, 2018 4:03 p.m.

munky702 says... #7

What about the Polyraptor Forerunner of the Empire combo?

August 6, 2018 6:38 a.m.

munky702 it’s a cool combo but the deck has to be more built around it. Only concern is that you could end up with a handful of expensive creatures and never get combo off, so in this frame it kind of just builds inevitably following the natural curve. I may reconsider it, thanks for feedback!

August 6, 2018 1:18 p.m.

multimedia says... #9

Hey, recently Dinos have morphed into a strategy around Sarkhan's Unsealing. Combining Dino tribal (Alpha) with Unsealing and other powerful creatures to trigger Unsealing such as Steel Leaf Champion.

The two best Dinos (Ghalta and Tyrant) are nuts with Unsealing because they have 7+ power can trigger it's second ability wrecking your opponent. Especially Ghalta, who can be cast for only two mana making Unsealing a busted Magic card. I like this strategy a lot for post rotation. One problem is Gruul is not a guild in Guilds of Ravnica, the dual land situation may be difficult.

The problem with Dinos is if you don't get the perfect curve then as a midrange strategy it just falls flat. Unsealing adds another direction and gives you a lot of reach with Dinos. Unsealing triggers on cast and the 4 damage can be to any target including a Planeswalker making it good in all matchups including control matchups. Unsealing also stacks if you have two of them in your control then you're doing 8 damage instead of 4 when you cast a Dino. Consider Unsealing?


August 15, 2018 2:19 a.m. Edited.

kenkepeople says... #10

Hi everyone, u guys still using this deck in MTG Arena? i have 2 mith wildcards and i dont know what to do with them.. surely i'll get x2 Huatli, Warrior Poet but, is this the best decission? or sud i get x1 Huatli, Dinosaur Knight?

Ty everyone!

October 8, 2018 9:05 a.m.

kenkepeople says... #11

Ok right u say that adding 3/3 creatures after a wipe like Settle the Wreckage , ok then, i'll consider. Ty for sharing tihs deck :)

October 8, 2018 9:10 a.m.

Trinidad868 says... #12

Im currently using this deck in FNM, would cards like Nature's Way, Larger Than Life, Prey Upon or Titanic Growth be useful ? and if so what would you take out to replace for them?

November 14, 2018 4:48 p.m.

Trinidad868 only the latter 2 are legal in Standard currently, but if wanting more fight effects you could increase Stomp and add Prey Upon. Pounce is an instant version and is budget, but adding in Lightning Strike probably more useful. If adding more removal, I’d probably trim the top end stuff. A lot of the tweaking depends on what people playing at your LGS, there are Dinos for every situation!

November 19, 2018 9:31 p.m.

Cool infinite combo by Bad Boy Gaming On YouTube, it involves Assure / Assemble, Forerunner of the Empire and Polyraptor. How it works is after u get Forerunner of the empire out, you play assure on it, giving it indestructible. You then play Polyraptor and have Forerunner deal 1 damage to it and have it create a copy and then deal another damage to both and so on and so forth it would be cool combo in your deck if you want to add it :)

November 27, 2018 7:56 p.m.

DragonMaster224 oh very cool I’ll try it out!

November 28, 2018 11:52 a.m.

kenkepeople says... #16

on magic arena inmortal forerunner = trolling your oponent make u lose the match.. dont do it..

December 6, 2018 1:24 p.m.

SnakeByte77 says... #17

This looks Awesome, Just one Question, You have 4 Mainboard Deathgorge Scavenger And 2 on the sideboard?

February 6, 2019 9:52 p.m.