The Commander
Whenever Pantlaza or another Dinosaur you control enters, you may discover X, where X is that creature's toughness. Do this only once each turn. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with that mana value or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Guide
Gameplan
Pantlaza turns every Dinosaur (and big creature) ETB into a free discover trigger, cascading into impactful spells for value. You ramp into beefy Dinosaurs and reanimation/blink effects to repeatedly trigger discover, snowballing a board of fatties and free spells to beat down or combo off. The deck wants high toughness on cheap-to-cast bodies so discover X hits expensive payoffs.
Strengths
- Free spells nearly every turn via discover, generating huge card and tempo advantage
- Naya colors give premier ramp, removal, and huge creatures
- High-toughness Dinosaurs let discover X reach 6-8 mana value payoffs
- Resilient: even if Pantlaza is removed, the Dinosaur synergies still function
Weaknesses
- Reliant on commander to enable discover; repeated removal slows the engine
- Discover is random—can whiff into low-impact hits or top-heavy curves
- No native evasion or protection, so creatures get chump-blocked or wrathed
- Three colors strain the mana base and complicate early plays
Key Cards
- Wayta, Trainer Prodigy — Sacrifices a Dinosaur to make a 3/3 fight trigger plus draws, chaining more ETBs and discover triggers.
- Pantlaza, Sun-Favored — The engine itself—every Dinosaur ETB discovers for free spells once per turn.
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant — Cheap to cast with a big board and its 12 toughness discovers into your most expensive bombs.
- Etali, Primal Conqueror — Massive Dinosaur with explosive ETB, high toughness for discover, and a game-ending ultimate.
- Trumpeting Carnosaur — Discover 5 built in and tutors more Dinosaurs, doubling up on Pantlaza's value.
- Temur Sabertooth — Bounces your own Dinosaurs to re-trigger ETBs and discover while protecting them from removal.
Upgrade Path
Prioritize high-toughness, cheap-to-cast Dinosaurs so discover X reliably hits your bombs, and add blink/bounce like Restoration Angel and Conjurer's Closet to recur ETBs. Improve the mana with Triomes, fetches, and fast ramp (Three Visits, Nature's Lore, Cultivate) to deploy Pantlaza early and protect it with Heroic Intervention or Lightning Greaves. For higher power, lean on free big creatures and a tutor package (Worldly Tutor, Fierce Empath) to consistently set up explosive discover turns.
Core Cards
- Cinder Glade
- Kinjalli's Sunwing
- Rishkar's Expertise
- Bronzebeak Foragers
- Verdant Sun's Avatar
- Return of the Wildspeaker
- Deathgorge Scavenger
- Evolving Wilds
- Zetalpa, Primal Dawn
- Apex Altisaur
- Chandra's Ignition
- Xenagos, God of Revels
Seeded from a single deck — rates appear once more public decks exist.
Win Conditions
- ▸Overwhelm with a wide, buffed Dinosaur board and trample/anthem effects
- ▸Land a discovered or reanimated bomb like Etali or Ghalta and swing for lethal
- ▸Chain enrage and fight payoffs (Marauding Raptor, Forerunner) into mass damage
- ▸Grind out card advantage until you out-resource the table and close with fatties
Archetypes
- Dinosaur Tribal — Pantlaza rewards a critical mass of Dinosaurs with free discover triggers off each ETB.
- Big Mana Midrange — Naya ramp into high-toughness fatties whose discover X reaches powerful payoffs.
- Blink/Bounce Value — Flicker and bounce effects re-trigger Dinosaur ETBs to maximize discover engine output.
- Cheat-Into-Play Reanimator — Reanimation and free-cast effects drop big Dinosaurs whose toughness fuels large discovers.
Combos
No combos found for this commander on Commander Spellbook.
Related Commanders
Same color identity (GRW), by popularity.
