Stepmom probably doesnt need much convincing, but is very much worth a tip of the hat
From there you can win directly (Mazes End / burn-style payoff) or use Gates as a secondary threat inside a midrange-control shell
The Oltec revere dinosaurs as living remnants of the bygone Fourth Age
Legendary Planeswalker - Elspeth Sorin, Solemn Visitor +1: Until your next turn, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink
What this deck excels in: Powerful combo potential Cards on demand from a variety of Tutors Plenty of mana dorks and artifacts to get going fast Graveyard control from Karmic Guide and Rest in Peace Decklist: Tana, the Bloodsower Tymna the Weaver Vivien on the Hunt Archon of Emeria Archon of Valor's Reach Avacyn's Pilgrim Aven Mindcensor Birds of Paradise Collector Ouphe Dauthi Voidwalker Deathrite Shaman Dockside Extortionist Drannith Magistrate Eidolon of Rhetoric Elves of Deep Shadow Elvish Mystic Elvish Spirit Guide Endurance Esper Sentinel Felidar Guardian Fyndhorn Elves Goblin Sharpshooter Grand Abolisher Grim Hireling Ignoble Hierarch Karmic Guide Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker Linvala, Keeper of Silence Llanowar Elves Loyal Apprentice Mayhem Devil Opposition Agent Ranger-Captain of Eos Serra Ascendant Thalia, Guardian of Thraben Village Bell-Ringer Abrupt Decay Assassin's Trophy Deflecting Swat Eladamri's Call Enlightened Tutor Noxious Revival Pyroblast Red Elemental Blast Silence Swords to Plowshares Vampiric Tutor Veil of Summer Worldly Tutor Demonic Tutor Diabolic Intent Eldritch Evolution Finale of Devastation Imperial Seal Meltdown Carpet of Flowers Deafening Silence Rest in Peace Rule of Law Splinter Twin Survival of the Fittest Sylvan Library Birthing Pod Chalice of the Void Chrome Mox Lotus Petal Mana Crypt Null Rod Sol Ring Trinisphere Arid Mesa Badlands Bayou Bloodstained Mire Boseiju, Who Endures Bountiful Promenade City of Brass Command Tower Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire Flooded Strand Gaea's Cradle Gemstone Caverns Mana Confluence Marsh Flats Misty Rainforest Nurturing Peatland Overgrown Tomb Plateau Polluted Delta Savannah Scalding Tarn Scrubland Spire Garden Stomping Ground Taiga Temple Garden Undergrowth Stadium Verdant Catacombs Windswept Heath Wooded Foothills
If youre hunting for unique foil cards, youll instead want to invest in set boosters
