The Sun Empire - Explorers of Ixalan old

Commander / EDH Dinosaurs Eggs Enrage RGW (Naya)

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Creature (44)

• 1x Apex Altisaur
• 1x Atzocan Seer
• 1x Burning Sun's Avatar
• 1x Carnage Tyrant
• 1x Dinosaur Egg
• 1x Drover of the Mighty
• 1x Earthshaker Dreadmaw
• 1x Etali, Primal Storm
• 1x Forerunner of the Empire
• 1x Ghalta, Primal Hunger
• 1x Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
• 1x Gishath, Sun's Avatar
• 1x Goring Ceratops
• 1x Huatli, Poet of Unity  ^Flip
• 1x Hulking Raptor
• 1x Itzquinth, Firstborn of Gishath
• 1x Ixalli's Lorekeeper
• 1x Kinjalli's Caller
• 1x Kinjalli's Sunwing
• 1x Knight of the Stampede
• 1x Majestic Heliopterus
• 1x Marauding Raptor
• 1x Otepec Huntmaster
• 1x Palani's Hatcher
• 1x Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
• 1x Polyraptor
• 1x Raging Regisaur
• 1x Raging Swordtooth
• 1x Rampaging Brontodon
• 1x Ranging Raptors
• 1x Regisaur Alpha
• 1x Ripjaw Raptor
• 1x Runic Armasaur
• 1x Silverclad Ferocidons
• 1x Temple Altisaur
• 1x Thrashing Brontodon
• 1x Thundering Spineback
• 1x Tranquil Frillback
• 1x Trapjaw Tyrant
• 1x Verdant Sun's Avatar
• 1x Wakening Sun's Avatar
• 1x Wayward Swordtooth
• 1x Zacama, Primal Calamity
• 1x Zetalpa, Primal Dawn

Land (35)

• 1x Blossoming Sands
• 1x Cavern of Souls
• 1x Clifftop Retreat
• 1x Evolving Wilds
• 7x Forest
• 1x Jungle Shrine
• 6x Mountain
• 6x Plains
• 1x Plateau
• 1x Restless Ridgeline
• 1x Rootbound Crag
• 1x Savannah
• 1x Stone Quarry
• 1x Sunpetal Grove
• 1x Taiga
• 1x Thriving Bluff
• 1x Thriving Grove
• 1x Thriving Heath
• 1x Unclaimed Territory

Instant (4)

• 1x Demystify
• 1x Dinosaur Stampede
• 1x Reckless Rage
• 1x Shake the Foundations

Enchantment (3)

• 1x Colossal Majesty
• 1x Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip
• 1x New Horizons

Commander (1)

Sorcery (7)

• 1x Cultivate
• 1x Farseek
• 1x Rampant Growth
• 1x Savage Stomp
• 1x Star of Extinction
• 1x Terramorph
• 1x Thunderherd Migration

Artifact (6)

• 1x Fountain of Ichor
• 1x Orazca Relic
• 1x Pillar of Origins
• 1x Progenitor's Icon
• 1x Talisman of Conviction
• 1x Traveler's Amulet

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“The amber sun smokes with fury, gazing on foes that gather like ants invading our home. We are ready! Blade and claw strike as one.” - Huatli, the Sun’s Heart

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Heirs of the Golden City:

When the sun of Ixalan rises at daybreak, all life in the verdant jungles and highest mountaintops rise to greet it and give thanks for its nourishment. The Sun Empire rises with the dawning sun as well, stirred now from a long rest of peace and prosperity. As warring factions converge on the continent of Ixalan in search for the fabled city of gold, the finest shamans and warriors of the Sun Empire muster for battle and bring with them an entire host of nature’s wrath: Dinosaurs. The gilded city of Orazca is their ancient capital and birthright, and they will not see it sullied by outsiders.

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Deck Descriptors:

• Impactful • Menacing • Tanky

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Deck Strategies:

1. Your pack of ferocious dinosaurs and their human handlers must work in tandem to hunt effectively. The human contingent of your deck focuses on cost reduction (Kinjalli's Caller, Otepec Huntmaster, etc.) and extra mana production (Atzocan Seer and Drover of the Mighty) to get your dinosaurs out faster, and the dinosaurs can in turn go on the offensive in ways that the humans generally cannot.

2. Certain non-creature cards in the deck help make extra mana to help cast your dinosaurs. All artifacts in your in your deck produce mana in one way or another, and some like Fountain of Ichor and Orazca Relic even have additional effects. Other cards like Thunderherd Migration and New Horizons help ramp also.

3. Your Dinosaurs make quite an impact when they hit the field. Many, like Ripjaw Raptor, have the “Enrage” mechanic which will trigger whenever they are damaged, so opponents may be hesitant to attack you for fear of rousing them. Luckily the Sun Empire is resourceful when it comes to rearing dinosaurs: certain cards like Dual Shot and Raging Swordtooth can deal them minor damage to trigger their effects for you. At the undisputed top of the food chain are the awe-inspiring Elder Dinosaurs: Etali, Primal Storm, Zetalpa, Primal Dawn, and Ghalta, Primal Hunger.

4. Huatli, represented in Huatli, Dinosaur Knight, Huatli, Warrior Poet and Huatli, Radiant Champion, is the Sun Empire's champion and will get good mileage late in the game because your field has so many built-in defenses with its creatures. Each provide a suite of versatile abilities that synergize well with your dinosaurs.

5. Atla Palani, Nest Tender transforms your field into a dinosaur hatchery. Eggs are a great way to cheat out your powerful dinos. They make for a great defense too, since your opponents may not want to attack and risk of cracking any your eggs open. You can rely on the aforementioned damage-dealing cards in your deck like Raging Swordtooth to break them open yourself. Be wary though that your eggs are only effective with Atla Palani on the field to care for them—they lose their ability to hatch without her presence.

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Part of an EHD Explorers of Ixalan revamp:

1) The Sun Empire - Heirs of the Golden City ({R}{G}{W} Dinosaurs)

2) The River Heralds - Guardians of the Golden City ({U}{G} Merfolk)

3) The Brazen Coalition - Plunderers of the Golden City ({U}{B}{R} Pirates)

4) The Legion of Dusk - Conquerers of the Golden City ({W}{B} Vampires)

Date added	11 months
Last updated	2 months
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	11 - 0 Mythic Rares 30 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 14 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	4.26
Tokens	City's Blessing, Copy Clone, Dinosaur 3/3 G, Dinosaur 3/3 G w/ Trample, Dinosaur Egg 0/1 G, Egg 0/1 G
Folders	Explorers of Ixalan EDH
Based on	The Sun Empire- Explorers of Ixalan EmptyStar EDH