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Price
€199.20of €200.00
Overall win rate
45%114 wins in 251 scored games
Games
261 (10)played in 26 tournaments, 10 not scored (time limit)
Rank
3in the rankings up to €200 · Elo 1726 (start 1500)
Cards
100incl. commander · 36 lands, 14 of them basic
Game Changer
0of at most 3 allowed
Combos
2complete in the deck
Rules check
Passed100 cards, colors, banlist

At most €200 including the commander. If prices rise above that, the shopping list is rebuilt automatically.

grey: role in the deckGame Changer counts for the bracketCombo part of a comboAI can't play replaced in tournamentsAI limited played weakly by the AI

Commander (1)

Creatures (44)

Instants (6)

Sorceries (8)

Artifacts (2)

Enchantments (3)

Lands (36)

Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Card image: © Wizards of the Coast, via Scryfall

Combos in the deck (2)

Detected from the decklist (Commander Spellbook): theoretically possible, see Spellbook for requirements. Whether a combo actually came together in games is shown above under “What the games show”.

  • Polyraptor + … → Infinite creature tokens, Draw the game, Infinite creature ETB
    2 versions, each with one of: Marauding Raptor · Forerunner of the Empire
  • Apex Altisaur + Wrathful Raptors + … → Destroy all creatures opponents control, Near-infinite damage
    2 versions, each with one of: Heroic Intervention · Flawless Maneuver

Commander Spellbook lists 4 entries because every version counts separately (for example with a different sacrifice outlet). Here each combo counts once.

Show all 4 entries
  • Polyraptor + Marauding Raptor → Draw the game, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB
  • Apex Altisaur + Wrathful Raptors + Heroic Intervention → Destroy all creatures opponents control, Near-infinite damage
  • Polyraptor + Forerunner of the Empire → Infinite creature tokens, Infinite damage to all creatures, Infinite death triggers
  • Apex Altisaur + Wrathful Raptors + Flawless Maneuver → Destroy all creatures opponents control, Near-infinite damage

Adjusted for the Forge AI

The list above is the best tested version, the way you would play it in real games. The Forge AI can't play a few cards – they were replaced in the tournament (the deck builder also rearranges other slots within the budget). The win rate comes from games with these replacements; the original cards themselves were not tested by the AI.

In the list (original cards)
  • Marauding Raptor: AI can't play it
  • Polyraptor: adjusted to make room for another replacement
  • Wind-Scarred Crag: adjusted to make room for another replacement
Played instead in the tournament
  • Bountiful Promenade: replacement
  • Scion of Calamity: replacement
  • Three Visits: replacement

What the games show

From 251 analysed games in 26 tournaments (tournament lists as played by Forge). Games that hit the time limit don't count, just like in the rankings. Values in brackets: average of all decks in the same price class. “logged”: recorded in the game log. “indication”: recurring pattern, but no proof of cause and effect.

Play style: wins through combat – 98% of the damage to opponents is combat damage

Strengths

  • Applies a lot of pressure: avg 47 damage to opponents per game (all-deck avg: 30) logged (251 games)
  • Clears the table: eliminates 1.16 opponents per game on average (all-deck avg: 0.63) logged (251 games)
  • Wins fast: wins on average already on its 11th own turn (all-deck avg: 12th) logged (114 wins)

Weaknesses

  • Depends on its commander: only 10% wins without it, 55% with it indication (51 games without, 200 with commander)

Damage per game all games

Total damage to opponents ÷ all 251 games – what the card contributes over the whole test

  1. Gishath, Sun's Avatar avg 8.3hit in 138 of 251 games
  2. Dinosaur Beast Token avg 4.0hit in 32 of 251 games
  3. Rampaging Brontodon avg 2.7hit in 31 of 251 games

Damage when used when it hits

Total damage ÷ games in which the card dealt damage – its strength when used

  1. Dinosaur Beast Token avg 31.8hit in 32 of 251 games
  2. Rampaging Brontodon avg 21.7hit in 31 of 251 games
  3. Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant avg 19.1hit in 35 of 251 games

Top finishers eliminates opponents

Cards that most often knocked an opposing commander out of the game

  1. Rampaging Brontodon 46×243 games in deck
  2. Gishath, Sun's Avatar 40×251 games in deck
  3. Dinosaur Beast Token 38×251 games in deck

Best interaction answers threats

Opposing cards destroyed, exiled, bounced or countered when this card resolved (tokens excluded)

  1. Bronzebeak Foragers 129×avg 0.5 per game · 251 games in deck
  2. Zacama, Primal Calamity 64×avg 0.3 per game · 251 games in deck
  3. Path to Exile 62×avg 0.2 per game · 251 games in deck

Biggest walls blocks the most

Opposing cards that blocked this deck's attackers most often – 20% of 4324 attackers blocked in total, 13% of those by flyers or reach

  1. Vampire Token 14×blocked in 7 games
  2. Zombie Token 13×blocked in 5 games
  3. Soldier Token 13×blocked in 4 games

Rarely cast candidates to cut

Cards in this list that were cast least often in their games – often too expensive or too slow (lands excluded)

  1. Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness 0%cast in 0 of 251 games
  2. Rishkar's Expertise 3%cast in 8 of 251 games
  3. Trumpeting Carnosaur 4%cast in 10 of 251 games

Wins by turn speed

On which own turn the 114 wins came

  • by turn 70%
  • turns 8–932%
  • turns 10–1135%
  • turns 12–1325%
  • turn 14+7%

Combos in play logged Polyraptor + Marauding Raptor: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Apex Altisaur + Wrathful Raptors + Heroic Intervention: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Polyraptor + Forerunner of the Empire: all pieces cast in 0 games, 0 won · Apex Altisaur + Wrathful Raptors + Flawless Maneuver: all pieces cast in 2 games, 2 won

Mana curve without lands

Average 4.29

0
5
1
11
2
14
3
7
4
8
5
6
6
12
7+

Roles in the deck

Ramp
16 / 16
Card draw
9 / 9
Removal
6 / 6
Board wipe
2 / 2
Protection
3 / 3
Strategy
27 cards no target

Count / target from the EDHREC average deck (the line), red means clearly below. Strategy: the remaining cards without one of these roles, such as the creatures and effects the deck is built around. 63 non-land cards in total.

Card types

Creatures
44
Instants
6
Sorceries
8
Artifacts
2
Enchantments
3
Lands
36

Most expensive cards

Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
€26.71
Etali, Primal Conqueror
€22.43
Bonehoard Dracosaur
€14.07
Polyraptor
€12.00
Heroic Intervention
€10.37
Sacred Foundry
€8.98
Flawless Maneuver
€8.11
Apex Altisaur
€7.67

What the program has learned

Each tournament the deck tests one card. A verdict needs at least 40 games with and without the card. Since the deck is rebuilt every tournament with current prices and data, tested cards can drop out again later.

  • no clear difference Ixalli's Lorekeeper instead of Drover of the Mighty · win rate 46% with, 45% without (184 / 67 games)

3 more tested cards are still collecting games.

Shopping list for Cardmarket

Copy the list, create a new list under “Wants” on Cardmarket and paste it.

Total €199.20 Cardmarket average as of Oct 27, 2026

Open Cardmarket Wants

Prices without shipping. Individual cards may have become cheaper or more expensive on Cardmarket.

Placement in every tournament

Oldest on the left. Green: top 3, blue: top 10.

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Best place 1 · average place 11.8 · 7× top 3 · 12× top 10 out of 26 tournaments

Played by the Forge AI, four players per game. An average deck wins 25%. How are decks tested?