Gishath, Sun's Avatar

EDHREC Average Deck for the #53 most-played commander

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Commander: Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Cards: 100
Current value: $505.24
Grade: B

How it grades

Fundamentals 78/100. Plays like Dinosaur Tribal and Tokens.

This reads as Dinosaur Tribal · Tokens, built around Gishath, Sun's Avatar. A Dinosaur deck at heart: the creatures share a type on purpose, and lords, payoffs, and type-matters synergies make the whole board bigger than its parts. Tribal decks trade individual card power for critical mass, so keep the dinosaur count high and let the synergy pay the bills. Its strongest fundamental is land count (37 lands. About 38 fits this curve for Dinosaur Tribal, with your cost reduction counted); the first thing to tighten is mana curve: 23% of spells cost ≤2, 27% cost 6+.

AMana reliability
A+Land count
C+Mana curve
A+Ramp
B-Card draw
A+Interaction
A-Commander synergy
A+Win conditions
A+Card quality
A+Legality & size

Where it falls short

C+Mana curve23% of spells cost ≤2, 27% cost 6+.
B-Card draw7 draw effects (want 10+ for Dinosaur Tribal).

Strong on mana reliability, land count, ramp, interaction, commander synergy, win conditions, card quality and legality & size.

85 cards graded: A- 7, B+ 41, B 37. The command zone is the plan, so it isn't graded.

Upgrades

The 10 swaps that lift the grade most, about $41.28 together

Made together, they take Gishath, Sun's Avatar from B to B+.

Idol of Oblivion2$3.24
In place of The Great Henge: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (68/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 7 of 10+). Fuels your token payoffs (8 in deck). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck).
Shamanic Revelation3GG$1.55
In place of Curious Altisaur: weakest slot in the deck (73/100)
Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (14 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds1GG$4.96
In place of Earthshaker Dreadmaw: weakest slot in the deck (73/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 7 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (14 producers).
Welcoming Vampire2W$3.68
In place of Ripjaw Raptor: weakest slot in the deck (73/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 7 of 10+). Pays off your go-wide engine (14 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck).
Tribute to the World TreeGGG$15.37
In place of Runic Armasaur: weakest slot in the deck (73/100)
Fills the draw gap (you're at 7 of 10+). Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (14 producers).
Impact Tremors1R$2.59
In place of Descendants' Path: weakest slot in the deck (62/100)
Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (14 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Guttersnipe2R$0.50
In place of Skyshroud Claim: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (62/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (16 producers). Fuels your go-wide payoffs (3 in deck). Top-5% staple by play data.
Soul WardenW$3.02
In place of Herald's Horn: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your token engine (6 producers). Pays off your go-wide engine (14 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Return the FavorRR$1.17
In place of Kinjalli's Caller: weakest slot in the deck (64/100)
Pays off your instant-and-sorcery engine (16 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma3G$5.20
In place of Mirari's Wake: expensive for ramp: the help arrives late (64/100)
Pays off your go-wide engine (14 producers). Top-5% staple by play data.

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Decklist

100 cards, worth about $505.24

Commander 1

Creatures 35

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Instants 7

B+
A-
B
B+
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B
A-

Sorceries 9

A-
B+
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B
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Artifacts 6

B+
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Enchantments 6

B
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Lands 36

B
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B×8
B+
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B×5
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B×4
B
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B

How it grades

Fundamentals 78/100. Plays like Dinosaur Tribal and Tokens.