oliveoilonyaasscureshemorrhoid, I was very intrigued by the 8x8 theory you suggested and decided to make a prototype version with my adaptation of Omnath by using this method. Check it out and let me know what you think.

8x8 Theory: Omnath, Locus of Rage

Commander / EDH* Starsky2814

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I forgot to mention City of Solitude and Conqueror's Flail yesterday for a sideboard, in case anyone likes control.

Starsky2814 No nothing specific just in general, the list of updates. I cloned a previous version of this deck so I have been trying to figure out what was changed. Might play the new one against the old one and see what it does.

I will check out your 8x8 also.

My suggestion to make you the King A$$hole of your group is to play a Green Sun's Zenith + Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger and any enchanment or artifact that gives your creatures hexproof. This combo goes off your opponents will cry when they can't untap their lands.

Mycosynthlithium, let me know which deck plays out better.

Balaroth, I use to run both cards in a previous version. I think I cut Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger for Rampaging Baloths for other ways to produce large amounts of tokens, in case Omnath was being shutdown. I cut Green Sun's Zenith for Worldly Tutor to get a turn 2 Lotus Cobra out, so I can get an early turn Omnath.

NoNeedToBragoBoutIt, I use to run Chandra's Ignition, but cut it for Descent of the Dragons to give myself some 4/4 fliers for protection from the unfriendly skies.

feyn_do_alduin, If only Tyrant of Discord was all opponents rather than target opponent then it would be an auto-include for me.

Crawarc, I would include both Mind's Eye and Seer's Sundial if you have the room for both. The more draw engine cards you have the better for Omnath. I would advise against cutting Elemental Bond, it is such an easy card to abuse draw from with the many elemental tokens being produced.

Cream of the Crop is a really fun card, moreso with Elemental Bond or similar effects

Hey Starsky, love the build! I've been working on my own budget omnath for a while now, do you think you could give me a few pointers? I know it's hard on a budget, but the deck sometimes can have trouble going off without getting wiped or omnath exiled or something like that.

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/one-shot-nath/

ZM4C, when I first introduced Omnath to my playgroup, it didn't take them long to learn how to disable the deck. So I too had to make the right adjustments to get right back in the game. The first thing I learned was, don't rely on Omnath all the time and have other ways to get there. I know that sounds strange, seeing how the deck is built around Omnath's strengths. But believe me when I say, if you begin to show other threats, your play group will start to second guess using a removal card on Omnath and will allow you to start casting him again. My approach is hit them fast and hard before my opponents can react. This is why my build has no use for removal spells. I plan to win turn 4-7. Heavy amounts of draw engines, ramp, sac outlets and haste enablers, will make you a threat again. I'll give you some recommendations that I believe could be impactful on your page.

Good luck, fam!

This is the sort of thing I was going for in my Omnath deck. Alas, budget keeps mine about two turns behind this one for speed.

Question: why aren't you running land destruction that breaks parity? Omnath is cool as a beat down general, sure, but if you want to be King A$$hole, I think that MLD a la Wildfire, Ruination, Blood Moon, and many more should be your focal points. If you slant your deck to have a higher than average basic land count, you can start to utilize Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle as a win condition and control card, along with Splendid Reclamation & Crucible of Worlds to support your own reconstruction. Obviously this strategy needs a lot more control elements and stax elements in order to be competitive, but I've found it to be very successful at beating relatively fast decks. Turn 3-5 is usually when I fire off a massive land destruction spell that sets my opponents back considerably. Shout out to Wave of Vitriol for it's brutal efficiency in more competitive metas.

Although, I suppose on further inspection and reading, we simply have fundamentally different approaches to an Omnath deck. I like this build, I don't think I'd enjoy it as much as mine, because I love crushing the life from my opponents slowly.

But here's my list: Omnath, Locus of LD [[EDH]], quite a bit different, philosophically, but I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.

Considered Growing Rites of Itlimoc? It's another Gaea's Cradle, and it helps search for creatures?

I feel like Growing Rites of Itlimoc is going to end up being a $40 card after rotation.

FWIW starsky, I should have some time the next couple of days to finally run tests on this deck and the 8x8 deck. I decided that rather than have the older version of this deck fighting the newer I will run the 8x8 vs this instead, I think that will be a more efficient use of time.

I will post the test results with turns included.

No love for Manabond and Storm Cauldron combo? Maybe add Ashnod's Altar for sack and damage outlet

Ashnod's Altar is an awesome sac outlet and combo piece

Perpetual, your Omnath deck looks devastating even for a budget build. I like your heavy creature approach. Looks good +1 from me. Keep up the good work!

Broboaticus, thanks for the suggestion of land destruction. LD was an idea I looked into before the construction of the deck. Unfortunately, it just didn't make the final cut. On another note, within my playgroup we have an unwritten rule of no abusing land hate. A player within our group did LD in his Wort, the Raidmother deck. Long story short, he got to play it once and succeed. When he played it again afterwards, everyone pulled out their most controlling decks and targeted him out of every game he played with it. He dismantled the deck shortly after. LD, awesome concept. Just not within my playgroup.

KingPhen, Growing Rites of Itlimoc was added to the deck in my last update. I'm very excited for this card.

epajula, I agree the price will go up once the cycle ends. Growing Rites of Itlimoc should be in all decks with green in its color combination.

Mycosynthlithium, I'm actually really excited for your play testing. I wonder which build will come on top. I can't wait for you to post results. Thank you so much for taking the time to do so!

Sharky-Prodiver, very interesting combo! It definitely is a very efficient way to get all those landfall triggers. I'll give the two a try in my casual Omnath deck and see if they will earn a place in this build.Ashnod's Altar, also suggested by feyn_do_alduin, was replaced by Phyrexian Altar. I made a lot more use of the one of any color mana compared to the two colorless. So I made the switch.

Three upvotes away from 200! That is an exciting milestone to hit. Thank you all for the Omnath love!

Nice deck! Omnath players unite! I looked for another approach and tried to fit in some neat infinite combos besides other stuff. Maybe you wanna have a look at it? Wrath of Nature - Infinite Combo Edition

What's better than 1 doubling season? 2! add a Primal Vigor for more token production.

So I started testing. Only managed two games so far. Results were...interesting.It took both decks a bit longer than I expected to get going, turn 6-7. The "age of explosions" deck won very narrowly on the first game the second game was inconclusive.

I'll get back with more later.

Cool Deck! Maybe add Molten Vortex?

+1, cool deck.

I was playing Burgeoning in my Omnath deck but found it was only good very early game. Ideally you should be playing spells that put land directly onto the battlefield so late game Burgeoning is totally dead.

Amulet of Vigor is a MUST include in Omnath and is totally OP with Perilous Forays.

Warstorm Surge and Where Ancients Tread will help you smash your opponents in the face and often win conditions.

Ashnod's Altar is another great sacrifice outlet.

Thawing Glaciers is fantastic as well as Blighted Woodland.

Check it out my Omnath, Locus of Rage deck for some ideas. I have managed to win nearly every multiplayer game I have played with it.

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Have you been able to get many games in using Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip? Since I have a Cradle, I'm wondering if it adds anything to the deck since cradle is more easily tutored for and can be recurred with ramunap excavator and crucible in case something happens.

Here's the deck me and my buddy built. I play it in my play group and it's does really well and becomes a threat quickly.

http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/zendikars-omnipotent-rage-copy/