Overview:
A landfall-focused deck helmed by Omnath, Locus of Creation that aims to generate value through repeated land drops, creating an overwhelming board presence through creature tokens and direct damage while maintaining steady card advantage.
Primer:
This deck's primary strategy revolves around maximizing land drops per turn through various enablers like Azusa, Lost but Seeking and Exploration, triggering Omnath, Locus of Creation's powerful landfall abilities multiple times. The deck generates value through three main avenues: life gain, mana production, and direct damage to opponents. The commander's card draw on entry helps maintain momentum.
The secondary strategy involves creating an overwhelming board presence through landfall triggers with cards like Avenger of Zendikar, Rampaging Baloths, and Scute Swarm. The deck can quickly flood the board with tokens while maintaining card advantage through various landfall-triggered card draw effects like Tatyova, Benthic Druid and Tireless Tracker. The inclusion of fetch lands and land recursion effects helps ensure consistent landfall triggers throughout the game.
Weaknesses:
The deck is heavily reliant on its commander for optimal performance and can struggle if Omnath, Locus of Creation is repeatedly removed. While the deck includes some interaction, it may struggle against heavy control strategies that can prevent key pieces from staying on the battlefield. The mana base, while including fetch lands, could be optimized further with more shock lands and original dual lands to improve consistency.
Top 10 Most Impactful Cards:
- Omnath, Locus of Creation
- Azusa, Lost but Seeking
- Exploration
- Avenger of Zendikar
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
- Ancient Greenwarden
- Lotus Cobra
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid
- Scute Swarm
- Splendid Reclamation
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 5/10
- Resilience: 6/10
- Consistency: 7/10
- Interaction: 5/10
Rating Justification:
This deck sits firmly in the optimized casual range, with its ability to generate significant value through landfall triggers and create threatening board states by turns 8-10. While it includes some powerful cards and synergies, it lacks the explosive fast mana and efficient tutors found in higher-powered decks. The interaction suite is present but modest, and the deck's reliance on its commander and creature-based strategy makes it vulnerable to board wipes and targeted removal. When compared to power level 6 decks, it lacks the consistent early game threats and efficient combo potential, but it outperforms typical level 5 decks through its strong synergies and value generation.
Final power level rating: 5.0 - 5.5
Omnath, Locus of Creation