Gishath Brings the Stampede
Gishath, Sun's Avatar rewards straightforward aggression and careful deckbuilding. The card reads like a game plan you can rely on. With vigilance, trample, and haste the creature both attacks and threatens blocks in the same turn. When Gishath deals combat damage to a player you convert that single attack into card advantage by revealing cards from the top of your library and deploying any Dinosaur creature cards you hit.
In practical play the timing and slotting of this seven mana threat matter. Casting Gishath after you have several Dinosaurs in your deck increases the odds of immediate board presence and tempo. The effect can refill a board state or push through lethal damage while leaving creatures with vigilance to defend next turn. Gishath, Sun's Avatar is a core finisher for decks that want big, consistent swings that align with the Lost Caverns of Ixalan theme.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost {5}{R}{G}{W}
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Card Type Legendary Creature
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Subtypes Dinosaur Avatar
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) Vigilance, trample, haste
Whenever Gishath, Sun's Avatar deals combat damage to a player, reveal that many cards from the top of your library. Put any number of Dinosaur creature cards from among them onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
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Power / Toughness 7/6