Mtg Deck Tech: R/G Dinosaurs in Ixalan Standard!

Deck tech season is officially on, y'all! Dinosaurs first, because when my patrons voted, it wasn't even close! Dev takes you through what he believes to be the most consistent and competitive version of dinos, a R/G build with an energy package.
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[@SBMTG]

It only takes one Abrade to kill a Hulk. I was thinking more about red removal in general, I just used a silly example. I should probably script these things

[@jadendotcom]

Strictly Better MtG Yeah that's what I was about to say 😂

[@PovZ123]

I was about to say something, but then you commented!

[@DruNature]

I think you already know what im about to ask: What is the name of that FIRE track!?

[@warpigs330]

For what it is worth I like the unscripted format. By the way I am also in Georgia. Thanks for the video.

[@jacobusstefanusvandervyver4211]

I have to chandra TOD how should i fit them in this deck dev ?

[@Sofspot1]

Dude, you're awesome. I don't play standard, but the decks you show off get me thinking about building similar decks in other formats. Thank you so much for the awesome content. Love and solidarity

[@lorddiddlywinkle8429]

*Jurassic park theme intensifies*

[@doublebladed1266]

Kethael Wildhardt Wait, are yup the same guy from The mana source that commented that too?

[@lorddiddlywinkle8429]

DoubleBladed12 Am I? (Serious question) can't remember if I commented on that video lol

[@ashenwuss1651]

I saw a comment like this on TMS Dino video. The theme truly is gradually intensifying as I'm loving dinos more and more

[@doublebladed1266]

Jennifer Guzman Hey, trash like you are the reason KZbin is dying. Get out.

[@GamingWithHunterMain]

buh buh BUH buh buh, buh buh BUH BUH buh buh BUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@tomashernandez4663]

One of the best deck techs yet! I was caught up on Ruin Raider to build around, but now I'm back on the Dino-train, these dudes look like standalone power houses man.

[@triangleman4926]

" its just gravy but its delicious" -SBMtG 2017 best quote ever

[@Yurikan]

Thanks for the deck tech! I was working on this one myself along with tempo pirates (which is still being tuned since I'm trying for favorable winds). Can't wait until you do pirates!

[@PlayMTG]

😂😂😂 "Very good question, you're super astute!" 😂😂😂

[@gregseate2369]

Great vid! really digging all the synergies between content creators!

[@HoytTheMage]

Why am I so excited for these I don't even play magic

[@L0j1k]

YES YOU DO YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

[@HoytTheMage]

L0j1k uhh... I don't tho? I just watch other people play it.

[@L0j1k]

YES YOU DO YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

[@MrDrewwills]

Yet.

[@williamt1267]

sure..........

[@ridin_low193]

This is my favorite intro.... love this one.

[@rrrof711]

I love that deck idea! a little too rich for my blood but it may be something I could invest in since I have some of those cards already. There is a cool interaction that I played in one of my sealed tournaments between Ripjaw Raptor and Shaper's Sanctuary where if they target it to try and kill it with burn (or the dino ability that taps to deal damage equal to it's toughness) I draw 2 cards. Plus, the Shaper's Sanctuary is really good against anyone who plans on targeting any of your creatures! Another cool card that might fit into this type of deck, that I like, is the Snapping Sailback. It's a 4/4 for 5 (1 green) that has flash and when it is dealt damage you put a +1/+1 counter on it! It would be great against burn decks and control decks because 1. it can get bigger from damage making it difficult for burn to deal with and 2. it has flash so you can flash it in at the end of their turn or during combat to block an incoming creature.

[@TheBunnyDestroyer]

When I ran a test on this deck I put the 2 drop red dude instead of Servant. It allowed for a turn 4 Carnage Tyrant with haste. It's gross. I also think a couple Blossoming Defense in main board is gonna be needed. Personally, I think letting them have a couple of creatures/artifacts isn't a big deal considering you'll probably have the bigger creatures to begin with. Thanks for the content, Dev. You da man.

[@_tolly]

Awesome man! I was really hoping you would do one of these with Ixalan just around the corner

[@kapittsalt]

Grats on the colab my fella!!

[@shawndiaz7528]

If Dinosaurs is a tier deck and I'm sure it will be, I think 1-2 Flings will feel really good in practice. It gives you reach (unlike all of your other 2 mana removal), usually gets spent blanking a removal spell, sometimes is a removal spell, can blank and kill a Glorybringer, kills Planeswalkers (you should really have a way to kill Planeswalkers seeing that only a few creatures have evasion and it's trample which still feels pretty weak when they have blocks). I like the list and the energy subtheme seems to keep the deck really solid.

[@travishultine3072]

Fling is solid, and always unexpected in game 1.

[@rrrof711]

I approve of fling in the dinosaur deck...

[@JashSmash84]

What about serpopard in the sideboard? I feel like it's a great option against control obviously. Also what about swapping out one servant and one drover for two of the red two mana Dino dorks?

[@rrrof711]

I like the serpopard idea but there are already quite a few non-dinosaur creatures. The main difference between the Huntmaster and actual ramp is that with ramp you can make anything cheaper like the Glorybringers or Nissa/Chandra. The Huntmaster reduces the cost of dinos but it doesn't color fix.

[@JashSmash84]

rrrof711 Good point

[@rrrof711]

serpopard is still a really good idea especially if control starts dominating. I think the main reason it wasn't added to this decklist is because the 7/6 can't be countered creature is like playing 3 serpopards and the cmc of 3 throws off the 2 drop into 3rd turn 4 drop curve.

[@Fenreece]

I think people have forgotten black has hand hate to get that Carnage Tyrant all day. Harsh Srutiny it for 1 or use Infinite Obliteration effects. I also believe Commune with Dinosaurs is 10x better than Attune. I have used it and have never had a time when I missed seeing at least 1 land in Commune. And if you do, there is still a 6th card left on top for the draw. Love the videos, keep em' up Dev!

[@travishultine3072]

Harsh scrutiny will definitely be much stronger in this creature heavy meta.

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

Black's true strength:hand hate, hehehe. I always remind my friends that that is how you get rid of enchantments/artifacts in a mono black strategy:P

[@rrrof711]

that's what I was thinking while watching this video. I already built a grixis pirate discard deck that might seriously put a dent in some of these huge dinos sitting in their hand.

[@uUuWolf16uUu]

It would be a bad idea to target the carnage tyrant with Harsh Scrutiny, you should discard the Regisaur Alpha. It gives the deck the most tempo and is probably the most dangerous card on curve... but you know that of course, right?

[@Fenreece]

Right, but it always comes down to what is in their hand. If you are playing black you can Fatal Push the token, so maybe it isn't as good as Carnage Tyrant in some situations. But you could have 2 discard spells, or they could only have one of those in their hand, or none if it could happen. That's the beauty of variance.

[@donnyrozendal]

Omg I have been waiting for this deck tech for such a long time!

[@colonelcanada-9500]

Btw, this deck has NO FLYING CREATURES I edited it a bit, and added a couple glorybringers, while otepec huntsmaster doesn't affect the glorybringer, it works well in this deck

[@MagictheGreatening]

UW control is very real, and very good. Settle the wreckage makes that deck so strong, not only because it's a 1-sided wrath, but it can be re-cast by gearhulk. Very strong deck

[@SBMTG]

Agreed. I think U/W Approach will be the premiere control deck this season. Possibly Esper or Jeskai, but White is definitely a more important color for control now than black or red, I think

[@datkros6945]

YESSS! I've been waiting for your videos Dev!

[@spartor9896]

Just wanted to say that you're awesome man!! My girlfriend solely watched this channel for the cat haha

[@gages.8887]

I have a rather curious interest in making a newer style discard deck. I would like it to be built around Raider's Wake new black enchant from Ixalan, just saying if ur looking for deck ideas in the future. Keep the deck techs coming!

[@trevorr4590]

"there are no ways to deal with Carnage Tyrant" and I'm just sitting over here with my 1 cent narnam renegade.

[@stevenkassulke5261]

yeh and everyone forgot about board wipes apparently

[@tlamy1992]

Isn't there a 1 mana Deathtouch insect in Ixalan as well?

[@Volkbrecht]

Those small deathtouchers will still let you take a lot of the trample-damage, provided they are not one-manaed off the board beforehand.

[@1justbeatit]

I was playing standard vamps today with a buddy and he brought out his tyrant. I just followed up with 2 gifted aetherborn the following turn and it never swung once that game lol. anti blue though

[@uUuWolf16uUu]

Lightning always strikes twice... Yeah... narnam renegade roasted.

[@ashenwuss1651]

I just want you to know that I'm happy for another one of your deck-techs.

[@orencohen9635]

my favorite turn sequence in the prerelease - opponent puts carnage tyrant, i put the 9/9 dinosaur, he uses a burn spell and both trade

[@Svydnar]

HAH! Reptar on Ice! Because Dino standard going through Winter... Clever Dev!

[@alxiong]

Them Bars in the beginning though!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DirtyDan915]

Won my prerelease by using Shapers of Nature to pump up ravenous daggertooth and storm fleet aerialist on another. Gave daggertooth one with the wind. Took a big Dino from them with entrancing melody and board wiped em with Rivers rebuke

[@KineBuds]

I FUCKING LOVE DEV ! hands down the best magic channel

[@WillArtie]

This deck seems very scary. Just having to deasl with a hydra was bad enough sometimes- but now these dinos too! Wonder how much it is to buy... thanks again Dev!

[@SupaFry99]

Commune With Dinosaurs has been renamed "Chilln' With Dinos" at my LGS.

[@keenanmccracken6758]

Pretty much the same idea i had with servant, hydra, and rhonas. Cant WAIT to go full jurassic park on some dudes and dudettes.

[@haxpet]

Before I watch this I will say that I have made my own Dino deck, it will be cool to see what Dev have done and see what difference there is between his and mine.

[@haxpet]

nah, not even close to mine as I play Naya. Will look at Wedge

[@kannonm]

You mentioned keeping this on a budget when you got to Chandra. What does a nonbudget version of this deck look like and where exactly does Chandra fit in? Love the idea of some untouchable creatures since my local meta is white removal city. (one guy playing a mono white control build straight up wrecked your rw deserts deck. I'd love to get some mileage out of those Chandras in a deck that works for my meta.) Secondly, what about some enchantment hate in the sideboard for those white removal spells?

[@kamakazi339]

Always a pleasure dev

[@Scarecrow9black]

So Im checking out a revel in riches trove of temptation mardu deck right now. Cant wait to see how it plays out

[@poiuoloi]

What changes would you make in the deck with attune and ramunap ban, and Rivals of Ixalan?

[@josedcordero]

How do you do your testing to get the power rankings

[@berkanna8066]

Awesome shirt choice today!

[@jasoneng3161]

Can you do a budget version of this?

[@nelsonfamilyoutdoors2214]

I'm thinking there is definitely not a budget version of this one dude lol. Unfortunately big Dino's are gonna cost big money.....

[@jacobchesney1558]

All the good dinosaur cards are gonna cost a lot of money, which really sucks. Like a fool, I watched Carnage Tyrant go from $8 to $26 because I thought to myself, "There's NO WAY it'll go past 10 bucks!" Hopefully it goes down in price. You'll probably have to do a GW or RW dinosaur deck to keep it budget friendly.

[@CoachFTHudson]

I think there's def a budget option man. With all thst ramp available, swordtooth is good, and the 6/6 for 6 trampler is good. Alpha isn't crazy higj either. Could do a small enrage theme.

[@travishultine3072]

the prices will definitely drop. Carnage Tyrant is the bane of control decks, but it's not very effective against creature heavy decks, and it's especially not very impactful in the dino mirror. plus there are going to be tons and tons of packs of ixalan opened.

[@Kavou]

I was lucky to preorder all of the cards. Got x4 Regisaur Alpha for 4,7 euro each, I've bought x3 Tyrants for 6,8 euros each etc.I feel pretty good about my decisions.Only the dino planeswalker got cheaper,but the rest of the cards went crazy.

[@selfctrl5338]

The Reptar shirt really ties this video together

[@bernardyeung7109]

what does people think about ranging raptors the 3 drop that when it get hit it looks for a basic and put it in tap i think personally that the card is not bad but no one seems to be running prob due to them running more dorks in the 2 drop place but i want to run more dino and less dorks what do people think ?

[@sirbiff10]

For creatures why not use raptor hatchling? I know its not a super great card but use the 1/1 as a chump blocker and bam got that 3/3 dino trample token. Also if we cant put the $26 dollar card in there. Is there a substitute we can put in?

[@Matthew-fj6jh]

Hey Dev! First of all, great video! Just one suggestion though: when you are creating a competitive deck tech, do NOT worry about the price tag. When watching competitive deck tech videos, I expect it to be the best it can possibly be, regardless of the cost. Save the budgeting for the budget decks. Perhaps throw in some "budget options" at the end of your competitive videos if you still feel the need to appease people on a budget. That being said, what would you replace for Chandra ToD? Thanks Dev!

[@Stat1stique]

Man those intro raps are DOPE ! @Strickly Better MtG ... is that rap out there somewhere ???

[@TennyConductor]

Eager to compare my B/U pirates deck list to what you brew up :)

[@AkitoBlood]

Have you tried throwing in a rhonas champion

[@tommyaudet529]

hi someone told me about infinite combo with bellowing Aegisaur and . walking ballista ..

[@SplashAttackTCG]

Dude, you are awesome! I got into Magic almost 3 months ago and bought a bunch of Ixalan bundle boxes. I pulled a lot of green and red dinos (Carnage Tyrant, Ripjaw Raptors, Rampaging Fierocidon and most of the Dinos you show cased in the video) however, I have no idea how to build a deck. :/

[@karim_awad]

I think there is room for Samut, The Tested in this deck (maybe instead of the Hydras) - might be a win more, but that +1 gets gross with the big dinos and the -2 enables enrage and the ult is obviously huge

[@travishultine3072]

When I was testing, I did try Samut. This is how most games went, turn 4: "hmm, do I cast samut now, or ripjaw raptor?" *plays ripjaw* Turn 5: "hmm do I cast regisaur alpha, glorybringer, or samut? *plays glorybringer*. It always felt like there were just strictly better cards to cast. Who knows though, maybe samut makes the cut at some point in the future.

[@pterydactyl6572]

How would you update your Majestic Myriarch deck in Ixalan? I'm thinking of going Naya for haste.

[@themagicgeek4765]

next you should do one or both of these double deck techs: competitive and budget Merfolk or competitive and budget Pirates

[@timothyfrost5983]

parellel thoughts is in play and opponent uses in bolas's clutches gains control of it does he get to search library for 7 cards or does he take control of my 7 cards parellel had me make a pile in exile ? just courous if anyone can answer this for me how that works?

[@superbot2367]

Welcome to MTG Standard. *BAHDAHDAHDAHDAHBAHDAHDAH!*

[@GoblinmasterYT]

Oh my God you even have a matching shirt!

[@chriscartier1577]

What about ghalta? I know this is old but I'm wondering if it would be realistic to keep in main/side deck

[@orlando72az]

Why no Rhonas Monuments, just curious on why or if considered.

[@nopz0703]

Good dev :) any update on this deck? after the scg tournament :)

[@patrickferullo4961]

Dev. I hope your building the revel in riches deck. I would love to see that deck.

[@about99ninjas56]

Abbot of Keral Keep im going to build a u/b treasures deck with mechanized production and revel in riches.

[@Jjdude101]

about 99 ninjas yoo! You'll have to keep us updated! I also want to make one such deck!

[@ThirdWiggin]

Did I hear wrong or did dev say you need double abrade to kill a torrential gearhulk?

[@joshhammond4541]

ThirdWiggin yeah, that didn't seem right to me either

[@aceassin9934]

Abrade cmc 2 1r1colorless, instant. Choose one-- abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. -Destroy target artifact. torrential is an artifact creature so you can destroy it

[@michaelroywright9975]

What about savage stomp and growing rites of itlamoc?

[@bensymonds6321]

7:45 abrade can kill torrential gearhulk. it has destroy target artifact as one of the options.

[@bensymonds6321]

woops didn't see your comment. sorry.

[@chrisrodriguez436]

Hey Dev, what do you think of Yahenni's expertise as a black sweeper in G/B?

[@optimusWII]

This looks a lot like the deck I made, RG definitely looks like the most competitive choice. I opted for glorybringer over regisaurus alpha in the main and have rampaging ferocidon instead of bristling hydra (which is in my sideboard). Why did you only put one sheltering thicket in the deck though?

[@kyleclickner9195]

Can death gorge scavenger’s ability be triggered more than once on the same turn? Let’s say ur Regisaur gives him haste or otepec huntmaster.

[@PDubbbb]

I think playing 2 Chandra might be better than playing 2 Brisling Hydra in the 4 drop slot mainly because of her mana ramp ability you can drop her on turn 4 and ramp into Carnage Tyrant

[@PDubbbb]

Not to mention all her other abilities are great...obviously lol

[@Licklobster]

You drop her on turn 3.

[@PDubbbb]

Dietcoke that is true you can drop her on turn 3 with your smaller 2 drop ramp creatures

[@uUuWolf16uUu]

My current deck I play with R/G dinos has a carnage tyrant turn 4 out without chandra. If everything goes right.

[@Licklobster]

too bad r/g dinos is a dumpster deck.

[@AllanHathaway]

I love the idea of playing Savage Stomp on Rhonas. Just another way to remove most things. Prey Upon could be cool too.

[@Mcfluffy123]

Would you consider the r/g more budget over the naya list?

[@erchares]

What do you think of mill deck with fleet swallower?

[@TheBunnyDestroyer]

Also, I wanna see a W/R Dino deck! I think W/G is gonna end up being kinda boring, but Boros has enough cool pieces *coughSky Terrorcough* to be a really fun kinda aggro/midrange deck.

[@jerwaywil]

Could you do a naya edh warrior commander deck list on a budget?

[@00naruhina]

Dev:) i just love you and all content you make

[@Ezghiel]

Hey, Dev! Awesome video. I'm currently on the fence between RG Dinos and Naya Dinos, and I was hoping to get your input on something. In your opinion, what is the best card (creature or otherwise) that white would bring to this deck? Thanks!

[@juanbermudez7048]

I would love to see you try to build a Mario Kart version of the deck where you use Dinosaurs and humans to crew vehicles. I know it sounds weird, but it's something fun and different.

[@photohound4793]

Deece deck bro, yet another great brew!

[@adamkruschwitz7692]

got 2 jayce's at the prerelease, god bless. on the way to build pirate control

[@Gandhiji87]

Hey Mr Sbmtg, have you heard about Gentry? Budget standard format, only four unique rares/mythics, 15 uncommons, rest are commons. Would you play it? What deck what you build? We are doing a charity Gentry tournament, your input would be cool, you have a lot of fans in our local community. One love ❤️

[@krinnphindalin6803]

That sounds really dumb. Standard isn't even expensive. Good luck with the charity event, but play a real format please!

[@Illeprih]

R/G Dinosaurs seem really sweet. But I don't think it's where the deck ends. There are still some things in the format it can't deal with. I think it can quite easily splash black for some more removal. And btw, Deathgorge is just insane, against aggresive decks it gains you life and if it survives against control, then it's pretty much a 4/3 for 3.

[@adeorose]

Yes! The raps are back!

[@shadywonderboy1808]

I know this is the most competitive Dino deck you could think to make right now but could you please make a naya deck in the future?

[@juanbatres7819]

what about a savage stomp as a removal?

[@BigPapaPanda]

Can I please get the song info from the intro?? Great video by the way!!

[@NicoTown]

RG,BU,SULTAI,JUND OR TEMUR MERFOLK? I CANT FIND A PERFECT LIST HERE!

[@67silverhazey]

thenewgoddamngambit won my pre release with temur merfolk

[@Neptune8]

Sultai or BU you want the removal. The dinosaur decks are going to be tough to be. It's actually annoying..but im with you on the merfolks, im personally building sultai so I can play vraska

[@rrrof711]

your caps lock is on

[@jrf185]

Where can I buy your music?! :)

[@trigger357]

DEV Never Disappoints! Thanks. I had a similar build and now you gave me the MF Edge Bro. Thanks Again. Youuuuussss a Mufffkin Genius.

[@stevenkassulke5261]

this is a shit deck

[@trigger357]

steven kassulke true true. But if Dev made it🤷🏽‍♂️ must be efficient. My deck runs rather faster and efficiently. I'm using Ballista and savage stomp to trigger enrage. Using drover, uc territory and otepec to ramp. My deck is heavy enrage based and consistent turn 7 lethal. Secondary win condition is mana sink on Ballista and enrage sun crowned hunters. Also running 3 Samut, the tested, to trigger enrage and double strike

[@stevenkassulke5261]

yeh but how good is ur deck against harsh scrutiny, duress, essence scatter, negate, walk the plank, abrade, harnessed lightning, lightning strike, essence extraction, vraskas's contempt, hour of devastation and even yehenni's expertise and bontu's last reckoning

[@CIROsbk]

where I can find the lyrics of the song? Is soo "cathy"

[@thegrimmemer1713]

What’s the start song called?

[@lukeyuginovich3962]

U doing a vampire deck ?? And a control deck ??

[@TheDeathBed65]

what is that song you used in the intro?

[@FunHowse]

Dev how do I listen to your music?

[@nappyfrog]

Sorry I'm new herebut what's the name of this song for the intro

[@flowphoenix2871]

Love it Dan!

[@crowmajester6947]

Bantfolk next? Maybe modern?

[@67silverhazey]

won my pre release with temur merfolk like to see that get some love

[@joecooper8527]

Would like to see your list for that deck if you don't mind. I was thinking of some temur +1/+1 counters deck somehow.

[@stavingewart]

I won with a simple blue/green +1/+1 counter Merfolk deck.

[@SideboardMTG]

Got to love playing on a curve

[@financialfishing6862]

my first Ixy deck for FNM. Won an awesome playmat for winning the prerelease if you cant squeeze some of them chunky $$ dinos then use tilonalli's skinshifter and copy a fat ass dinosaur!

[@Freehugs902]

Please do a standard merfolk tech deck plzzzzzzz

[@Mastblood]

Hey dev what is that intro song?!

[@aceassin9934]

Can i get the name of the intro song?