Raptor

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Scientist

Tier 3 ✓ Ready
Colors: G R

Partner with Blue, Loyal Raptor {T}: Put your choice of a menace, trample, reach, or haste counter on target Dinosaur. Activate only as a sorcery.

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Total Cards

24

Creatures

33

Lands

19

Spells

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Deck Strategy

## 🎯 Win Conditions
- **Big Dinosaurs:** Utilize powerful Dinosaurs like Ghalta, Primal Hunger and Colossal Dreadmaw to overwhelm opponents with massive creatures.
- **Counters for Advantage:** Leverage Owen Grady’s ability to put counters on Dinosaurs, enhancing their combat capabilities and making them harder to block.
- **Token Generation:** Use Giant Adephage to create additional threats through token generation, potentially leading to lethal damage through overwhelming numbers.

## 🚀 Early Game (Turns 1-3)
- **Ramp & Fixing:** Prioritize mana ramp and color fixing using lands like Command Tower and Fabled Passage to ensure you can cast your heavier threats.
- **Set Up for Dinosaurs:** Play ramp spells or cheap Dinosaurs to start building your board presence; cards like Snapping Sailback can help with early defense.
- **Establish Board Control:** Start setting up your defenses and plan for the counters you’ll apply later with Owen.

## ⚔️ Mid Game (Turns 4-7)
- **Deploy Threats:** Start casting larger Dinosaurs and use Owen’s ability to enhance them with menace or trample counters for effective attacks.
- **Interaction:** Keep mana open for potential removal or counter spells to protect your threats or disrupt opponents’ strategies.
- **Use Token Generators:** If you have Giant Adephage, focus on attacking effectively to generate more tokens and pressure opponents.

## 🏆 Late Game
- **Final Push:** Utilize the enhanced Dinosaurs to launch a decisive attack, leveraging trample to push through damage.
- **Finish with Overwhelming Force:** If the game has dragged on, consider using Ghalta, Primal Hunger as a game-ender due to its reduced cost and massive size.
- **Control the Board:** Maintain board presence and control any threats with Owen’s ability, ensuring your Dinosaurs remain formidable.

## 💡 Key Combos & Synergies
- **Owen + Ghalta:** Use Owen to give Ghalta trample or haste, allowing for immediate and impactful attacks.
- **Giant Adephage’s Tokens:** Pair with Owen to enhance the generated tokens, creating a swarm that can overwhelm opponents.
- **Kessig Wolf Run:** Use this with your large creatures to ensure they can push through damage even against blockers.

## ⚠️ Watch Out For
- **Board Wipes:** Be wary of mass removal spells that can clear your board; keep some creatures in hand as backups.
- **Counterspells:** Opponents with blue may disrupt your key plays, so anticipate and play around counter magic.
- **Aggressive Strategies:** Fast-paced aggro decks can pressure you before you can establish your board; consider early defensive plays.

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Commander (1)

Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer

Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer

Creature (24)

Ghalta, Primal Hunger

Ghalta, Primal Hunger

Colossal Dreadmaw

Colossal Dreadmaw

Snapping Sailback

Snapping Sailback

Giant Adephage

Giant Adephage

Tyrant's Familiar

Tyrant's Familiar

Cylian Elf

Cylian Elf

Ripjaw Raptor

Ripjaw Raptor

Shifting Ceratops

Shifting Ceratops

Briar Hydra

Briar Hydra

Tireless Tracker

Tireless Tracker

Verdant Sun's Avatar

Verdant Sun's Avatar

Elvish Mystic

Elvish Mystic

Bloom Tender

Bloom Tender

Eternal Witness

Eternal Witness

Scute Swarm

Scute Swarm

Solemn Simulacrum

Solemn Simulacrum

Professional Face-Breaker

Professional Face-Breaker

Delighted Halfling

Delighted Halfling

Foundry Inspector

Foundry Inspector

Rampaging Baloths

Rampaging Baloths

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Reclamation Sage

Reclamation Sage

Etali, Primal Storm

Etali, Primal Storm

Avenger of Zendikar

Avenger of Zendikar

Instant (10)

Blasphemous Act

Blasphemous Act

Chaos Warp

Chaos Warp

Wild Slash

Wild Slash

Abrade

Abrade

Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass

Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass

Unleash Fury

Unleash Fury

Fling

Fling

Heroic Intervention

Heroic Intervention

Beast Within

Beast Within

Ranger's Guile

Ranger's Guile

Sorcery (9)

Cultivate

Cultivate

Kodama's Reach

Kodama's Reach

Farseek

Farseek

Harmonize

Harmonize

Harrow

Harrow

Nissa's Pilgrimage

Nissa's Pilgrimage

Into the Wilds

Into the Wilds

Finale of Devastation

Finale of Devastation

Genesis Wave

Genesis Wave

Artifact (9)

Locket of Yesterdays

Locket of Yesterdays

Arcane Signet

Arcane Signet

Talisman of Impulse

Talisman of Impulse

Sol Ring

Sol Ring

The Great Henge

The Great Henge

Heritage Druid

Heritage Druid

Ornithopter of Paradise

Ornithopter of Paradise

Chromatic Lantern

Chromatic Lantern

Skyclave Relic

Skyclave Relic

Enchantment (9)

Hardened Scales

Hardened Scales

Rancor

Rancor

Garruk's Uprising

Garruk's Uprising

Wild Growth

Wild Growth

Elemental Bond

Elemental Bond

Primal Rage

Primal Rage

Song of Freyalise

Song of Freyalise

Lifecrafter's Bestiary

Lifecrafter's Bestiary

Sakura-Tribe Elder

Sakura-Tribe Elder

Planeswalker (5)

Garruk Wildspeaker

Garruk Wildspeaker

Vivien Reid

Vivien Reid

Chandra, Pyromaster

Chandra, Pyromaster

Nissa, Who Shakes the World

Nissa, Who Shakes the World

Garruk, Primal Hunter

Garruk, Primal Hunter

Land (33)

Command Tower

Command Tower

Stomping Ground

Stomping Ground

Rootbound Crag

Rootbound Crag

Cinder Glade

Cinder Glade

Fire-Lit Thicket

Fire-Lit Thicket

Sheltered Thicket

Sheltered Thicket

Fabled Passage

Fabled Passage

Mountain

Mountain

Forest

Forest

Rugged Highlands

Rugged Highlands

Kessig Wolf Run

Kessig Wolf Run

Cavern of Souls

Cavern of Souls

Temple of Abandon

Temple of Abandon

Blighted Woodland

Blighted Woodland

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape

Evolving Wilds

Evolving Wilds

Terramorphic Expanse

Terramorphic Expanse

Ghost Quarter

Ghost Quarter

Haven of the Spirit Dragon

Haven of the Spirit Dragon

Emergence Zone

Emergence Zone

Pillar of Origins

Pillar of Origins

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry

Wooded Foothills

Wooded Foothills

Bloodstained Mire

Bloodstained Mire

Boseiju, Who Endures

Boseiju, Who Endures

City of Brass

City of Brass

Misty Rainforest

Misty Rainforest

Scalding Tarn

Scalding Tarn

Windswept Heath

Windswept Heath

Ancient Tomb

Ancient Tomb

Rogue's Passage

Rogue's Passage

Arid Mesa

Arid Mesa

Urza's Saga

Urza's Saga