I'd like to see what you have in white. And what about your uncommons? Drover, Ranging Raptors, Raging Swordtooth, Monstrosaur, Savage Stomp are all fantastic.

Do you have any Vanquisher's Banners?

You should absolutely be playing those Deathgorge Scavengers over Daggertooth.

Here is where I got to on current build and a lot of play. Yes making more of white and taking a lot of good suggestions on board.

Dino Aggro build v2 (Naya)

1 x Kinjalli’s Sunwing
2 x Imperial Aerosaur
1 x Settle the Wreckage
1 x Goring Ceratops
3 x Lightning Strike
3 x Otepec Huntmaster
2 x Raptor Hatchling
3 x Firecannon Blast
3 x Frenzied Raptor
1 x Repeating Barrage
1 x Tilonali’s Skinshifter
2 x Charging Monstrosaur
1 x Burning Sun’s Avatar
3 x Drover of the Mighty
2 x Deathgore Scavangers
1 x Ravenous Daggertooth
2 x Snapping Sailback
2 x Ripjaw Raptor
1 x Raging Swordtooth
1 x Carnage Tyrant
1 x Huatli, Warrior Poet

3 x Evolving Wilds
5 x Forest
10 x Mountain
5 x Plains


Mana Curve: 0 11 12 5 6 3


Creatures 28 (47%)
Instants 4 }
Sorcery 4 } (15%)
Planeswalker 1}
Land 23 (38%)

Making more use of white for flying counters. Having dropped all 4 Dinosaur fetches mana is probably debatable despite the mana fixing of the Drovers. Mana base is always a tricky one, and now given it has moved to 3 colour Naya in the rebuild.

I suppose with any deck it’s getting it consistent enough. There is still work to do and the mana base probably needs to go back to 24 if not higher.

Appreciate the input to date. I will keep testing in the actual battles - it’s the best way to test of course.

SD

The format rewards a steady curve and constant pressure. Creature heavy, lacking solid control options, slow removal. Go fast and steady and aim to provide an overwhelming problem for your opponent turn after turn.

I'd go:
8-12 Removal, in order of preference: Savage Stomp, Lightning Strike, Settle the Wreckage, Ixalan's Binding, Slash of Talons, Pounce. Don't love the red requirements of Firecannon Blast and Repeating Barrage. Casting Stomp for 1 without having to stop curving dinos is huge.
3-6 Crash the Ramparts/Dino Stampede. Push damage through, excellent with enrage.
1 Huatli
Probably a couple Communes plus 23-24 land. You have no duals?
Also consider: Legion's Landing, Priest of the Wakening Sun, Sunbird's Invocation, depending on whether you're finding yourself overwhelmed early or stalling late.

Creature package:
2 drops are about ramping and/or establishing pressure, so the Hatchling doesn't do it for me. Tilonalli's Knight, Raptor Companion, even something like Adanto Vanguard or Bishop's Soldier could be good. I like Sky Terror but the mana isn't great for Naya.
3 drops: max out Sunwing (keep opponent on the back foot defensively, neutralize hasty Dinos in the mirror) and Ranging Raptors, extra slots to some combo of Scavengers and HammerskulI. No to Skinshifter. Frenzied Raptors are nice from a power standpoint but don't trade well, so any bear keeps them home.
4 drops: Imperial Aerosaur and Ripjaw are both elite. Look at Thrash of Raptors if you need more past that.
5 drops: Monstrosaur, Swordtooth. Sailback is a little bit of a trap maybe; enrage is triggered after damage, so it dies to 4 power which isn't great for a 5cmc not named Reggie.
6 drop: Tyrant. Burning Sun's Avatar is great but the triple red is tough.
7 drop: None. Ceratops sucks.

Is arena like dotp, max 1 mythic, 2 rare?

Dino Aggro build v2 (Naya)

1 x Kinjalli’s Sunwing
2 x Imperial Aerosaur
1 x Settle the Wreckage
1 x Goring Ceratops
3 x Lightning Strike
3 x Otepec Huntmaster
2 x Raptor Hatchling
3 x Firecannon Blast
3 x Frenzied Raptor
1 x Repeating Barrage
1 x Tilonali’s Skinshifter
2 x Charging Monstrosaur
1 x Burning Sun’s Avatar
3 x Drover of the Mighty
2 x Deathgore Scavangers
1 x Ravenous Daggertooth
2 x Snapping Sailback
2 x Ripjaw Raptor
1 x Raging Swordtooth
1 x Carnage Tyrant
1 x Huatli, Warrior Poet

3 x Evolving Wilds
5 x Forest
10 x Mountain
5 x Plains


Mana Curve: 0 11 12 5 6 3


Creatures 28 (47%)
Instants 4 }
Sorcery 4 } (15%)
Planeswalker 1}
Land 23 (38%)

Making more use of white for flying counters. Having dropped all 4 Dinosaur fetches mana is probably debatable despite the mana fixing of the Drovers. Mana base is always a tricky one, and now given it has moved to 3 colour Naya in the rebuild.

I suppose with any deck it’s getting it consistent enough. There is still work to do and the mana base probably needs to go back to 24 if not higher.

Appreciate the input to date. I will keep testing in the actual battles - it’s the best way to test of course.


The format rewards a steady curve and constant pressure. Creature heavy, lacking solid control options, slow removal. Go fast and steady and aim to provide an overwhelming problem for your opponent turn after turn.

I'd go:
8-12 Removal, in order of preference: Savage Stomp, Lightning Strike, Settle the Wreckage, Ixalan's Binding, Slash of Talons, Pounce. Don't love the red requirements of Firecannon Blast and Repeating Barrage. Casting Stomp for 1 without having to stop curving dinos is huge.
3-6 Crash the Ramparts/Dino Stampede. Push damage through, excellent with enrage.
1 Huatli
Probably a couple Communes plus 23-24 land. You have no duals?
Also consider: Legion's Landing, Priest of the Wakening Sun, Sunbird's Invocation, depending on whether you're finding yourself overwhelmed early or stalling late.

Creature package:
2 drops are about ramping and/or establishing pressure, so the Hatchling doesn't do it for me. Tilonalli's Knight, Raptor Companion, even something like Adanto Vanguard or Bishop's Soldier could be good. I like Sky Terror but the mana isn't great for Naya.
3 drops: max out Sunwing (keep opponent on the back foot defensively, neutralize hasty Dinos in the mirror) and Ranging Raptors, extra slots to some combo of Scavengers and HammerskulI. No to Skinshifter. Frenzied Raptors are nice from a power standpoint but don't trade well, so any bear keeps them home.
4 drops: Imperial Aerosaur and Ripjaw are both elite. Look at Thrash of Raptors if you need more past that.
5 drops: Monstrosaur, Swordtooth. Sailback is a little bit of a trap maybe; enrage is triggered after damage, so it dies to 4 power which isn't great for a 5cmc not named Reggie.
6 drop: Tyrant. Burning Sun's Avatar is great but the triple red is tough.
7 drop: None. Ceratops sucks.

Squid you should run Vraska with those dinos too. Add the third Drover back in, and between them, Ranging Raptors and Wilds you shouldn't have any trouble getting a single black by t5 or 6. In this format the non-Jace PW are pretty much always worth the trouble.

Nomad, I would never have thought of that! Let me try it out. I am sure splashing black may be worth a try and could be great in the mirror +1 drover plus losing a second for Vraska would indeed be a surprise. I will try and give it a shot.

SD

EDIT: +1 Drover of the Mighty, +1 Vraska, Relic Seeker, +1 Swamp, -1 Imperial Aerosaur, -1 Territorial Hammerskull, -1 Forest

Seems to work fine. Oh and having both Huatli and Vraska both on the battlefield! Pretty OP.