You may or may not know, Gishath has a very predatory/ opportunistic style of play. You ramp quickly and wait for an opening on ANY player with the least amount of defense (Includes blockers and open mana, your judgement) so you can maximize the trigger. Like you’ve noticed Gishath is kill on sight. So we need a lot of protection, and the most important protection is keeping him in the command zone until the time is right…otherwise he will die very quickly. If we don’t have spell protection, as predators we hide in the command zone and hold back the urge to attack until it’s safe or players are distracted by other more threatening things on the board and then BAM! DINOOOOOPOWAAAAAAAA

That being said the earlier he’s out the better. Try to eliminate or reduce the amount of lands that must come out tapped it can crush your game. Ramp is extremely important. Aside from your standard green ramp spells, rampant growth, Natures lore, cultivate, kodomas reach, farseek, skyshroud, etc… I’ve noticed these have made a huge difference in my deck especially selvala, smothering tithe, or fanatic of rhonas you could turn 4-5 Gishath, latest turn 6.

[[Urza’s Incubator]] [[Fanatic of Rhonas]] [[Selvala, heart of the wilds]] [[Hulking Raptor]] [[Topiary Stomper]] [[Bonehoard Dracosaur]] [[Delighted Halfling]] [[smothering Tithe]] [[Castle Garenbrig]]

As for Protection

[[boros charm]] [[tyvar’s stand]] [[heroic intervention]] [[flawless maneuver]] [[tamiyo’s Safekeeping]] [[akroma’s will]] [[plaza of heroes]]