Catapult by user8403747

Format: Commander

Commander: Ovika, Enigma Goliath

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet spellslinger and token-swarm strategy commanded by Ovika, Enigma Goliath. The game plan focuses on rapid early mana acceleration through low-cost mana rocks, cost reducers, and burst rituals to deploy Ovika by Turn 5. Once Ovika enters the battlefield, its ability triggers whenever you cast any noncreature spell, creating a swarm of 1/1 Phyrexian Goblin tokens with haste scaled directly to each spell's mana value. The deck converts these tokens into overwhelming mana and card velocity using sacrifice outlets like Ashnod's Altar, Phyrexian Altar, and Skirk Prospector, alongside convoke draw spells like Meeting of Minds and Harmonized Crescendo. The primary route to victory closes on Turn 6 by either swinging with dozens of hasty tokens amplified by Shared Animosity or City on Fire, or draining the table directly through enter-the-battlefield burn from Purphoros, God of the Forge, Impact Tremors, and Molten Gatekeeper. Free counterspells defend Ovika during its critical turn cycle.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Artistic Refusal
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Battle Hymn
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Brightstone Ritual
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Coalition Relic
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Confusticate and Bebother
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Cyclonic Rift
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Explosive Singularity
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fierce Guardianship
  • 1 Finale of Revelation
  • 1 Force of Will
  • 1 Frantic Search
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Goblin Bombardment
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Harmonized Crescendo
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Improvisation Capstone
  • 8 Island
  • 1 Izzet Boilerworks
  • 1 Izzet Charm
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Magnus the Red
  • 1 Mana Drain
  • 1 Mana Geyser
  • 1 Meeting of Minds
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Mistrise Village
  • 1 Mizzix's Mastery
  • 1 Molten Gatekeeper
  • 8 Mountain
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Otawara, Soaring City
  • 1 Ovika, Enigma Goliath
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Ponder
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Ral, Crackling Wit
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
  • 1 Riverpyre Verge
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Sapphire Medallion
  • 1 Scalding Tarn
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Shivan Reef
  • 1 Skirk Prospector
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Sorcerer Class
  • 1 Steam Vents
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Stormcarved Coast
  • 1 Sulfur Falls
  • 1 Tablet of Discovery
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Temple of Epiphany
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Training Center
  • 1 Transcendent Message
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Uncover the Moon-Letters
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Vandalblast
  • 1 Veyran, Voice of Duality
  • 1 Volcanic Island
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent