A Michael Bay Film, Omnath: Age of Explosions! v4

Commander / EDH Starsky2814

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Starsky2814 says... #1

Papdaddy_44, please post your Omnath deck, I'd like to check it out and compare builds. Also, thanks for defending all Omnath players. Haters gonna hate. They just hate us, 'cause they ain't us. Lol! Especially those who have been bullied by Omnath far too many times and have yet to come up with an answer for him.

Podkomorka, congratulations kid! You proxy hacked the game of MtG and can now win on turn 1. Tell us all how you did it. Was it Game Genie? Action Replay? Gameshark prehaps? Did you remember to use the code: UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, START? I hear it grants you all banned cards and they are eligible for tournament play. Nonetheless, thanks for stopping by! I'm glad Omnath piqued your interest.

July 9, 2017 5:31 p.m.

Papdaddy_44 says... #2

Oh wow i juat realized i havent posted that deck yet. Ill have it done this week for sure for u to compare with

July 9, 2017 7:20 p.m.

StumpyIB says... #3

Since Elemental token creation is a part of your strategy, a good card that combos well with your commander is Rite of the Raging Storm. Constant elemental creation with them dying each turn. If you want to protect Omnath, I would recommend cards like Canopy Cover, Alpha Authority, or better yet Whispersilk Cloak. I suffer a similar problem in my Omnath deck Omnath, Locus of Creature Ramp

July 10, 2017 12:55 p.m.

Papdaddy_44 says... #4

Alright here is my deck build... http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/enraged-fuel/

July 10, 2017 11:07 p.m.

Vayder84 says... #5

Nissa, Vital Force Would be a great card for any Omnath deck. If you are lucky you can ALt her by her second turn. Landfall triggers out the wazoo.

July 12, 2017 9:14 p.m.

Podkomorka says... #6

Nissa has no place in competitive lists. Neither does a lot of things in this list but still.

July 13, 2017 2:36 p.m.

Sgtpopnfreash says... #7

I really like Elemental Mastery and Spitebellows for flavor. Also Life's Legacy and Lotus Cobra

July 17, 2017 2:33 p.m.

benjameenbear7 says... #8

While I don't particularly care for the Gruul color combination (Dimir Forever!), I'm intrigued by your deck and the name, haha. I think if you wanted to increase the competitiveness of your deck, I think you're deck is very well-positioned to take advantage of some mana denial. I don't know if that will fly in your playgroup, but based on the list of commanders you play against regularly, I think LD is justified.

I would add Magus of the Moon and Blood Moon because you can run a very clean mana base being dual-colored while your opponents could be seriously mana-screwed. I would also suggest perhaps adding Wildfire or Destructive Force so that you kill all the lands, clear the board, and either leave a substantial Elemental army or deal a ridiculous amount of damage. Combined with Crucible of Worlds, Splendid Reclamation, and some additional artifact mana, I think you could easily play around LD effects to kill your opponents quickly and efficiently. Hall of Gemstone is a wacky card that can interestingly color-screw your opponents and limit the number of spells they can cast per turn. It does hinder your own game-plan a bit, but I think you can play around it better than your opponents in the Gruul colors.

My last suggestion would be to add some more "fast" mana sources. I don't know if your budget allows it, but Grim Monolith, Mana Crypt, and Mana Vault aren't terrible here since you're trying to ramp into a very expensive general and abuse his heavy-hitter token ability. Combined with the LD effects that make Red strong in EDH, mana rocks will help you pull ahead of your opponents and bring on the explosions.

July 18, 2017 9:16 a.m.

DrValium says... #9

Perhaps consider Impact Tremors?

July 18, 2017 11:41 a.m.

Sgtpopnfreash says... #10

July 18, 2017 10:52 p.m.

Jitsrotu says... #11

Here's my version


Om-Nom Omnath

Commander / EDH Jitsrotu

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I agree that Blood Moon and Magus of the Moon should be added. How does Boundless Realms work for you? It was too slow for me and I never had enough basics left in the deck to make it worth it. I also think you should main deck Life from the Loam. Too powerful to pass up especially with fetch lands.

July 19, 2017 10:39 p.m.

Starsky2814 says... #12

RingoDingo92, thanks for the suggestion! Realms Uncharted added.

TehMagicPrimordial, thank you for your suggestion as well! Coat of Arms added.

realBorborygmos, thank you for the +1. We are so close to hitting the 100 upvote milestone. Very exciting! Go team Gruul!

Bassmaster, I've always looked at Rite of the Raging Storm as an addition to Omnath, but always overlooked it for something else. I guess all it took was for your recommendation to really push for the addition. Thanks! As for the suggested protection cards, I'll keep them on the back burner for now. Great suggestions, nonetheless.

Vayder84, I had Nissa, Vital Force in a previous version and decided to replace her for Nissa, Worldwaker. I like them both very much for this deck, but I've enjoyed very much so turning my fetchlands into 4/4 elementals and then sacrificing them to bolt an opponent or creature.

Sgtpopnfreash, it's a done deal! Lotus Cobra is back in the mix. I'm still on the fence on including Elemental Mastery again. I'll keep it in mind for the meantime, as well as Spitebellows, Life's Legacy and your shared suggestion with DrValium for Impact Tremors. Thank you both for your suggestions!

benjameenbear7, I am actually in the process of putting together a prototype version of another Omnath build that includes land destruction and will also feature such cards as Blood Moon and Magus of the Moon. As for Wildfire and Destructive Force they could really add some spice to that build. As for this build, I am considering on adding both Mana Crypt and/or Mana Vault at some point in the near future.

Jitsrotu, I was sitting on Life from the Loam in the past. Especially anytime I would have Crucible of Worlds in play. Now I have Ramunap Excavator included, I don't find it too necessary to have as of now. As for Boundless Realms it usually does good work in this deck. Though I'm not going to lie, I have had thoughts on replacing it for Genesis Wave but for now it remains.

July 20, 2017 1:17 p.m.

Love the Omnath love here. Love the deck, +1 from me.

I took mine apart, I was looking for something new to play, but here is mine and hopefully you see something in there you don't have which I don't see much lol. Omnath Elementals. I used to win with it often with my friends. N-Oloro, Ageless Ascetic and Feldon of the Third Path to name a couple. We weren't combo off on turn 2-4 like some people ... what fun is that?? We want to play some cards not draw twice and go home ... but they were tough decks to play against. :)

July 21, 2017 10:26 a.m.

ScrOuch says... #14

Great deck! I have an Omnath deck as well and it's my favorite EDH deck for years now! Us Omnath players, we gotta stick together!

I used to have a very similar build to yours but wanted to try a new approach and that's when I tried to integrate some infinite combos as well as many other good working synergies and wrote a primer about it. Tell me if you liked it and maybe you find some interactions you wanna try, too. I'd be happy about it! Or maybe you also have some new ideas how to make the deck more efficient. Here it is:


Wrath of Nature - Infinite Combo Edition

Commander / EDH* ScrOuch

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July 24, 2017 7:39 p.m.

griz024 says... #15

Nice list

However, your lack of Elemental Bond disturbs me.

Great card when ahead, and really helps rebuild after a boardwipe.

July 25, 2017 5:58 p.m.

jplvette says... #16

I am a little surprised there is no Doubling Season, Parallel Lives, or Primal Vigor here. If the whole premise of the deck is to get as many elemental tokens onto the battlefield as you can muster, why not have enchantments that let you get double, triple, quadruple triggers on your landfall?

Also, because you only have 20 non-permanents in the deck, Primal Surge is likely to get you around 4 permanents from the top of your library. That may or may not be worth a spot.

July 28, 2017 2:56 p.m.

jplvette says... #17

I am a tard. I must have looked over Parallel Lives when I was looking. Still, the other two could be good additions.

July 28, 2017 2:57 p.m.

epajula says... #18

I have an Omnath deck as well, Out of the forest, into the flame. I really like your inclusion of Decent of Dragons. I'm going to try to put it in my list. A card I think you are missing is Blasphemous Act. I played my deck yesterday, and had a fun set. Played Omnath turn 4, turn 5 played Scapeshift, sac'd 9 lands, played blasphemous act and destroyed 12 elementals + Omnath for 39 damage. I don't play Valakut, but I'm thinking now that I should because it would have helped that much more.

July 28, 2017 4:48 p.m.

MindAblaze says... #19

With all your instant and sorcery ramp, have you considered Young Pyromancer? On the surface it's a tad slow, but the elementals could be useful given the right conditions.

July 28, 2017 10:41 p.m.

Kyln says... #20

Chandra, Flamecaller is great with the elementals cuz on omnath's second ability. plus she gives you draw which is cool.

July 30, 2017 2:10 a.m.

Podkomorka says... #21

But she isnt competitive

July 30, 2017 3:44 a.m.

nodicekid says... #22

Chandra, Flamecaller doesn't work without a sac outlet because the creatures don't die.

I also run an angry omnath deck.

I would highly recommend a Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle due to infinity land tutoring as well as scapeshift. By that logic including Thespian's Stage and Vesuva are great in their own right. I've built my deck less around haste and attacking so I also run Glacial Chasm but I don't think that card fits in your style as well as it does in mine. I do however recommend running Altar of Dementia as an additional sac outlet. Screwing up scrys and miserly mill abilities are always fun to toy with. I can post my list later if you're interested.

August 1, 2017 4 p.m.

Starsky2814 says... #23

Hey everyone!

Thank you so much for all of your feedback and support! It is greatly appreciated! I'm sorry I haven't been able to keep up with all of the comments, but I do read them all and take in careful consideration with all suggestions. I will comment back to everyone in due time.

I did post my alternate Omnath build for those of you that are curious to check it out. I would like to hear from all of you and know what you think.



August 2, 2017 4:28 p.m.

Starsky2814 says... #24

nodicekid, If it wouldn't be much trouble to you. Would you mind posting your Omnath deck? I would definitely like to check it out.

August 7, 2017 11:35 p.m.

nodicekid says... #25

I'd be happy to. Will do as soon as I get the chance. I like the Valakut angle because it's usually pretty tough to deal with lands.

August 7, 2017 11:43 p.m.

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