goblini by Tadeaus

Format: Commander

Commander: Ovika, Enigma Goliath

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 25

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet spellslinger and token swarm deck commanded by Ovika, Enigma Goliath. The primary strategy focuses on deploying 2-CMC cost reducers and 3-CMC mana rocks during the early turns to ramp into Ovika by Turn 6. Once Ovika is on the battlefield, casting noncreature spells generates large swarms of 1/1 Phyrexian Goblin tokens with haste. These tokens quickly overwhelm the table with combat damage, assisted by anthem effects like Ferocity of the Wilds, prowess buffs from Bria, Riptide Rogue, and unblockability from Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive. Burn creatures like Guttersnipe and Coruscation Mage provide additional direct damage per spell. The deck operates smoothly at casual tables, leveraging Ovika's built-in ward protection, but remains vulnerable to mass board wipes and heavy mana disruption.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Abstruse Interference
  • 1 Aetherize
  • 1 All-Fates Scroll
  • 1 Baron, Airship Kingdom
  • 1 Barrage of Boulders
  • 1 Basalt Ravager
  • 1 Blast of Genius
  • 1 Boiling Earth
  • 1 Brainstorm
  • 1 Bria, Riptide Rogue
  • 1 Cackling Counterpart
  • 1 Case of the Ransacked Lab
  • 1 Coastal Discovery
  • 1 Colorstorm Stallion
  • 1 Coruscation Mage
  • 1 Demolish
  • 1 Dissipate
  • 1 Dungeon Map
  • 1 Erebor Flamesmith
  • 1 Evolving Wilds
  • 1 Extravagant Replication
  • 1 Ferocity of the Wilds
  • 1 Firespitter Whelp
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Goblin Rally
  • 1 Goblin Surprise
  • 1 Goblin Wizardry
  • 1 Goblinslide
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hearthborn Battler
  • 1 High Fae Trickster
  • 1 Highland Lake
  • 1 Highspire Bell-Ringer
  • 1 Hissing Iguanar
  • 1 Homunculus Horde
  • 1 Hordeling Outburst
  • 1 Hot Dog Cart
  • 1 Howlsquad Heavy
  • 1 Hulldrifter
  • 1 Into the Fae Court
  • 13 Island
  • 1 Junk Winder
  • 1 Kindlespark Duo
  • 1 Krenko's Command
  • 1 Krenko, Mob Boss
  • 1 Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
  • 1 Lightning Strike
  • 1 Lórien Revealed
  • 1 Magnifying Glass
  • 1 Mana Geode
  • 1 Master the Way
  • 1 Mocking Sprite
  • 14 Mountain
  • 1 Mulldrifter
  • 1 Ovika, Enigma Goliath
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Prismari Campus
  • 1 Professional Face-Breaker
  • 1 Rapid Augmenter
  • 1 Seer's Lantern
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Spectacle Summit
  • 1 Spinning Wheel
  • 1 Stolen by the Fae
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Stubborn Denial
  • 1 Swiftwater Cliffs
  • 1 Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
  • 1 Thermo-Alchemist
  • 1 Thousand-Year Storm
  • 1 Thrill of Possibility
  • 1 Tuktuk Rubblefort
  • 1 Vivisection