[[Primer v3.7]] - OM_RATH!!! (2024 Update!!!)
Commander / EDH
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I do need to add her to the wishlist, good call! I just don't have her in the deck yet for budget reasons. Thank you for the up vote, I'll check out your deck too!
September 23, 2015 3:31 p.m.
needs more Grafted Exoskeleton, Xenagos, God of Revels, and Skullclamp. Maybe a few more sac engines too.
October 3, 2015 4:41 a.m.
Xenagos, God of Revels and Skullclamp are both great ideas! The infect equipment is pretty nuts... Each elemental deals three infect damage.. I'll have to think this one over, It might be a little to brutal for my taste. But I think Basilisk Collar might be more my thing. Thank you so much for all of the suggestions!
October 3, 2015 1:22 p.m.
No Azusa, Lost but Seeking? Seems like she would be a perfect fit here.
October 3, 2015 4:32 p.m.
I agree 100%, I just don't own one yet. That will likely be the next card that I invest in.
October 3, 2015 5:16 p.m. Edited.
Pranker0, SaulX05: I think Greenwarden of Murasa is worth including.. What do you think I should take out?
October 4, 2015 1:47 p.m.
I also need to take out something for Skullclamp... Ideas anyone???
October 4, 2015 2:54 p.m.
The waste (and why):
Avenger of Zendikar, Rampaging Baloths; they have landfall, but only give you blockers; EDH is a boardwipe haven, so unless you have Eldrazi Monument, they're expensive and useless. To make tokens you care about, use Rakka Mar, Hearthcage Giant, Molten Birth, and Walker of the Grove
Chaos Warp, Krosan Grip and Beast Within; new commander rules nerfed Chaos Warp, and Beast Within just doesn't fit with your theme; Bane of Progress and Perilous Vault are strictly more useful IMO.
The other way to do this deck would be to add in every token generator ever, and then add Craterhoof Behemoth, Kamahl, Fist of Krosa, Overwhelming Stampede, and the like
October 5, 2015 2:33 a.m.
SaulX05 your suggestions are much appreciated! Here are changes based on your suggestions and my play testing and why:
You were right about certain token producers being unnecessary. However, I think Avenger of Zendikar can just single handedly take over the game on its own with all of the landfall.
You can never have touch card draw. The only major fallback of this deck is r Ning out of steam. The best way to prevent that is of course to draw more cards! Chaos Warp was mainly in there to deal with Ulamog/ other indestructible threats, but to be honest, i have plenty of lands to sack and creature to block.
There are other changes sure to come, but I am going to start with these for now.
Any further suggestions are welcome!
October 5, 2015 9:30 a.m.
gnrlogan: Wow! Ogre Battledriver seems like a ton of fun! I might havehave to get a copy and try it out!
October 5, 2015 11:16 p.m.
Craterhoof Behemoth and Tooth and Nail are my next two priorities for a spot... Idk if they should get a spot and if so, what to take out...
October 5, 2015 11:20 p.m.
Have you considered Lotus Vale? It is more Titania oriented, but may still fit nicely here.
October 7, 2015 11:34 a.m.
I'm sorry I was off all yesterday! Right after work I went to my local games store and played this deck for 5 hours! I'll get into more details in a second.
Shpalm: Lotus Vale is an auto include if my commander was Titania, Protector of Argoth, but it does nothing for Omnath, Locus of Rage. The only other synergy I can think of is with Crucible of Worlds.
Ostrichman01: I have been back and forth with including Nissa, Worldwaker. The bottom line it is behind a list of other cards that I would like to add...
OK, now for my games yesterday! The first game I played was against a Tasigur, the Golden Fang control deck and a Heartless Hidetsugu shenanigans deck. The Tasigur, the Golden Fang deck kept dealing with Omnath, Locus of Rage while the Heartless Hidetsugu deck made quick work of our life totals. Once everyone was at low life I took advantage of the blue player being tapped out and then play Omnath then blew up the board with Warstorm Surge and Landfall.
OK, game two was with the same Tasigur, the Golden Fang player and then a Prossh, Skyraider of Kher player. This game took over 2 hours... There was at least 8 boards wipes during the game, and a ton of life-gain to counteract all my burn from Omnath. I finally ended up winning when I cast Omnath, Locus of Rage for 19...yes, 19... While I had a Where Ancients Tread, Doubling Season and Purphoros, God of the Forge in play. I then popped a Life from the Loam and to get fetches back from the game. I already had a couple fetches in play, so I ended up just bombing everyone to death with the Purphoros, God of the Forge and Where Ancients Tread damage.
Needless to say, I was now the target on the third game, lol. It was a four way game this time. I took out the Tasigur, the Golden Fang guy right off the bat, but then the Prossh, Skyraider of Kher player had an early game Craterhoof Behemoth (with a ton of tokens in play) which did quick work of me. I block with my army of elemental tokens (made by Omnath, Locus of Rage and Zendikar's Roil) while I had Omnath, Locus of Rage and Stalking Vengeance in play. I burned my attacker to the ground with all my blockers dying. I still died, but he was down to 5 life, and when he passed his turn he was died when the fourth player hasted in a couple dudes.
Long story short, Omnath, Locus of Rage is an amazing commander! I never thought I would cast a 7cmc Commander for 19 and still have mana left over to win the game, but all the ramp in this deck makes is nothing at all.
October 8, 2015 1:14 p.m.
I have a few changes that I want to make after my play testing yesterday, but I have not made any final decisions. I'll keep everyone pasted!
October 8, 2015 2:05 p.m.
That's nice! I'm really willing to build an Omnath myself
Maybe those cards will help: Mass Hysteria, Smokebraider, Generator Servant, Vexing Shusher, Nova Chaser, Brighthearth Banneret, Malignus
October 8, 2015 10:58 p.m.
gnrlogan: I almost want to build a second Om_rath deck with all the sweet elementals in there! Out of all those dudes the one that jumps out most to me is Malignus. He looks like he would be a lot of fun! I'm going to have to try him out!
October 9, 2015 1:52 a.m.
Just so everyone knows, if I get past 25 votes, I will make this deck list A Primer! I have already started to work on some of the details.
So please vote!
October 10, 2015 11:02 a.m.
Young Pyromancer? If those 1/1 elementals die while your commander is in play, it's going to hurt somebody a lot.
October 10, 2015 2:17 p.m.
+1 Looking forward to that primer! Why no Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle though?
cirion says... #1
+1 i like the deck but i am missing azusa, lost but seking i made one myself on bedget http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/02-09-15-omnath-locus-of-lands/
September 22, 2015 11:33 a.m.