The locust god wheels focused/optimized

Commander / EDH* Counterspell Flying Infinite Combo Multiplayer Tokens UR (Izzet)

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Mana Base (34)

• 1x Arid Mesa
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Emergence Zone
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Forgotten Cave
• 1x Gemstone Caverns
• 1x Ghost Quarter
• 1x Great Furnace
• 4x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Lonely Sandbar
• 3x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mountain
• 1x Mystic Sanctuary
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Riverglide Pathway  ^Flip
• 1x Seat of the Synod
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Training Center

Tutors (6)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Imperial Recruiter
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Solve the Equation
• 1x Tribute Mage
• 1x Trophy Mage

Control Elements (1)

• 1x Narset, Parter of Veils

Ramp (14)

• 1x Arcane Signet
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Dockside Extortionist
• 1x Everflowing Chalice
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Simian Spirit Guide
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Talisman of Creativity
• 1x Thought Vessel

Counterspells (7)

• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Delay
• 1x Flusterstorm
• 1x Narset's Reversal
• 1x Negate
• 1x Swan Song
• 1x Unwind

Game Winners (7)

• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Sage of the Falls
• 1x Shared Animosity
• 1x Walking Ballista

Draw Engines (6)

• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Rielle, the Everwise
• 1x Scroll Rack
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Teferi, Master of Time

Damage Dealing (1)

• 1x Impact Tremors

Commander (1)

Cantrips (13)

• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Burning Inquiry
• 1x Careful Study
• 1x Curate
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Peek
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Pull from Tomorrow
• 1x Serum Visions
• 1x Thought Scour

Interaction (7)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Pongify
• 1x Rapid Hybridization
• 1x Reality Shift
• 1x Resculpt
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Vapor Snag

Single Use Wheels (3)

• 1x Valakut Awakening  ^Flip
• 1x Wheel of Misfortune
• 1x Windfall

Recursion (1)

• 1x Underworld Breach

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Maybeboard

Land (15)

• 1x Ancient Tomb
• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Castle Vantress
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Fiery Islet
• 1x Flooded Strand
• 1x Forbidden Orchard
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Prismatic Vista
• 1x Reflecting Pool
• 1x Scalding Tarn
• 1x Strip Mine
• 1x Wooded Foothills

Removal (6)

• 1x Boomerang
• 1x Chaos Warp
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Fierce Guardianship
• 1x Force of Negation
• 1x Imprisoned in the Moon

Damage (2)

• 1x Goblin Bombardment
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh

Control elements (1)

• 1x Meekstone

Draw engine (1)

• 1x Alhammarret's Archive

Tutor (1)

• 1x Mystical Tutor

Ramp (4)

• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Phyrexian Altar
• 1x Sapphire Medallion

Combo (2)

• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Thassa's Oracle

Wheels (2)

• 1x Wheel of Fortune
• 1x Whirlpool Warrior

Other (1)

• 1x Jace's Archivist

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This is a focused/optimized the locust god deck with a wheels theme. The deck can win by turn 7 with a good hand.

Strengths

Consistent Fast Resilient Lots of interaction

Weaknesses

Can give opponents resources with wheels Dependent on Commander Non optimal ramp

Gameplan

Overall plan for this deck is to get the locust god out, then set up draw engines, and wheel to get an army of insects to swing for lethal or combo off for the win

Early Game

Turns 1-4

Ramp quickly to get the locust god out as early as possible, while disrupting more aggressive decks with counterspells and other removal.

Mid Game

Turns 4-8

This is where the deck hits it’s pace. Cast the locust god,then set up a draw engine Ex.Mindmoil, build up your army of tokens, and outvalue your opponents

Endgame

Turns 7-

This is where you really want to start closing out the game. I find the best way to go about this is using a combination of direct damage from cards like Impact Tremors, and swinging with an army of flying hasty insects buffed by Shared Animosity. Another way to win is getting Mindmoil on the battlefield with Teferi's Ageless Insight, and a few cheap spells you can easily draw the whole deck for aLaboratory Maniac win. If infinite combos are more your speed I suggest looking at the “combo win” dropdown

Combo Win

There’s three infinite combos in this deck Ashnod's Altar + Skullclamp + The Locust God , Sage of the Falls + The Locust God , and Burning Inquiry + Hullbreacher + Underworld Breach

Skullclamp Combo Explained

Start with Skullclamp, The Locust God, Ashnod's Altar, and a creature on the battlefield

Step 1:

Equip Skullclamp on the extra creature, it will either kill the creature or you need to sacrifice the creature to ashnod’s altar, triggering skullclamp causing you to draw two cards. Because you drew two cards,The Locust God will create two tokens.

Step 2:

Sacrifice one of the tokens to Ashnod’s Altar to make mana to equip Skullclamp to the other token.

Continue to loop these steps as much as needed. Drawing two cards, netting a colourless mana, and a token each time you loop this.

Sage of the Falls combo explained

Start with The Locust God on the battlefield

Setting off the combo

Cast Sage of the Falls On ETB it will trigger to draw you a card This draw will trigger The Locust God to make an insect token that on etb will trigger Sage of the Falls to draw a card. This will net 1 insect token each loop, and eventually draw your deck

Underworld breach combo explained

Start with Hullbreacher and Underworld Breach in play

Step 1:

Cast Burning Inquiry drawing each player 3 cards and having everyone discard 3 cards, however with Hullbreacher in play only you draw those cards and you create 3 treasures per opponent

Step 2

Cast burning inquiry for its escape cost using 1 treasure and exiling 3 cards from your graveyard

Repeat step 2 as many times as you would like netting 3 treasure per opponent -1 and drawing 3 cards each time you loop this

Winning With the Combos

All the combos are essentially doing the same thing which is setting up an infinite draw loop

Having Impact Tremors, Purphoros, God of the Forge, or Psychosis Crawler on the battlefield during these loops will ping your opponents down to zero life winning you the game

Alternatively if you have Laboratory Maniac or Jace, Wielder of Mysteries on the battlefield the combos will have you draw your deck and win from their trigger

Key Cards

Arjun, the Shifting Flame

Ashnod's Altar

Mindmoil

Purphoros, God of the Forge

Impact Tremors

Teferi's Ageless Insight

Psychosis Crawler

Laboratory Maniac

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

Skullclamp

Almost finished polishing this deck up, would appreciate input!

Top Ranked	Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Infinite Combo 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Multiplayer 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH Tokens 4 years ago Achieved #1 position in Commander / EDH UR (Izzet) 4 years ago
Date added	4 years
Last updated	3 years
Key combos	Ashnod's Altar + Skullclamp + The Locust God Sage of the Falls + The Locust God Burning Inquiry + Hullbreacher + Underworld Breach
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 24 - 0 Rares 25 - 0 Uncommons 28 - 0 Commons
Cards	101
Avg. CMC	2.18
Tokens	Ape 3/3 G, Bird 2/2 U, Elemental 4/4 UR, Frog Lizard 3/3 G, Insect 1/1 UR, Manifest 2/2 C, Treasure
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