Combrei Dinos (Rank 4)

After trying a number of different decks, I finally gave in and just took the best cards in the format and put them all into one deck.

My take on the format is that Dinosaur Nest and Scalesworn Patrol are format defining and so busted that you just have to play both. I essentially mulligan every hand without one of those two cards. Honestly I think Dinosaur Nest needs to be nerfed but that is neither here or there.

Other than than here are my thinking on a couple other less obvious cards choices.

Apprentice Mage/Open Way Supplier - These two cards enable two things: 1) Playing Scalesworn Pateols on turn three then playing a land this getting and extra trigger, and 2) playing Predatory Carnosaur which is great in this format. Also I haven’t run into a lot of ramp so the risk is fairly low at this point in the format.

Waystone Ignitor - Because of the prevalence of dinosaurs nest (and to some degree waxing moon) I would never turn one this card. In this deck, use this as a reactive card and play it when you know there is no relic to kill.

Lunar Claw - This is the only cheap card you have to interact with the opponent. Suggest using this card carefully. That said, against control you are going to have board presence so playing it to prevent a removal or wrath is so good.

Predatory Carnosaur - Card is insane in this format. It’s expensive but almost always is a 2 for 1 and will kill a high priority target.

Defiance - 2 seems right for this deck as the deck is rarely on the back foot and has a lot of other options. I’d actually prefer a more proactive removal spell but couldn’t find one that made sense.

No Pump Spells - I just don’t think they are needed in this deck as it is not an aggro deck. This deck plays much more like a midrange/control deck in a lot of games.

Furious Magnivertris - If you think your opponents deck has this in it too don’t be afraid to forgo getting the stub because being the first to play yours is critical. This is because you can attack them and remove their armor and they cannot attack back through yours.