Ovulating by user5843870

Format: Commander

Commander: Ovika, Enigma Goliath

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 36

Deck overview

This deck is an explosive Izzet spellslinger and go-wide token strategy commanded by Ovika, Enigma Goliath. The primary game plan revolves around accelerating mana in the early turns using dense 2-drop and 3-drop artifact ramp, successfully deploying Ovika by Turn 5. Once Ovika enters the battlefield, every noncreature spell cast generates a swarm of hasty 1/1 Phyrexian Goblin tokens equal to that spell's mana value. On Turn 6, chaining draw spells, rituals, and anthem effects like Shared Animosity, Coat of Arms, or Purphoros, God of the Forge converts these tokens into devastating combat damage and lethal group-wide burn. Built-in ward protection on Ovika and cast-based token generation punish single-target disruption, while backup infinite mana combos like Basalt Monolith with Rings of Brighthearth provide alternate win conditions through massive burn spells like Crackle with Power. The deck closes out games decisively by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Agate Instigator
  • 1 Altar of the Brood
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Banner of Kinship
  • 1 Basalt Monolith
  • 1 Bident of Thassa
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Brass's Bounty
  • 1 Castle Embereth
  • 1 Cavalcade of Calamity
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 City on Fire
  • 1 Coat of Arms
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Commander's Sphere
  • 1 Counterspell
  • 1 Crackle with Power
  • 1 Decanter of Endless Water
  • 1 Devilish Valet
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Eldrazi Monument
  • 1 Empty the Warrens
  • 1 Essence Capture
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fiery Emancipation
  • 1 Force of Negation
  • 1 Gilded Lotus
  • 1 Goblin Negotiation
  • 1 Hedron Archive
  • 1 Heraldic Banner
  • 1 Hit the Mother Lode
  • 1 Impact Tremors
  • 1 Invasion of Segovia // Caetus, Sea Tyrant of Segovia
  • 14 Island
  • 1 Izzet Signet
  • 1 Jaya's Immolating Inferno
  • 1 Meeting of Minds
  • 1 Midnight Clock
  • 1 Mind Stone
  • 1 Moonlit Meditation
  • 15 Mountain
  • 1 Negate
  • 1 Obelisk of Urd
  • 1 Ovika, Enigma Goliath
  • 1 Patchwork Banner
  • 1 Purphoros, God of the Forge
  • 1 Raid Bombardment
  • 1 Reliquary Tower
  • 1 Restless Spire
  • 1 Rings of Brighthearth
  • 1 Shared Animosity
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Surge to Victory
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
  • 1 The Eternity Elevator
  • 1 Third Path Iconoclast
  • 1 Thought Vessel
  • 1 Thoughtcast
  • 1 Thran Dynamo
  • 1 Three Tree City
  • 1 Throne of the God-Pharaoh
  • 1 Unexpected Windfall
  • 1 Unstoppable Plan
  • 1 Urza's Saga
  • 1 Volcanic Salvo
  • 1 Warstorm Surge
  • 1 Weftstalker Ardent
  • 1 Windfall
  • 1 Worn Powerstone