Overview:
A high-powered lands-matter deck utilizing Omo, Queen of Vesuva to enable powerful land-based strategies through type manipulation, featuring fast mana, efficient tutors, and multiple game-ending threats.
Primer:
The deck operates on multiple axes, primarily leveraging land-based strategies enhanced by Omo's ability to grant lands all land types. This enables powerful interactions with cards like Field of the Dead, Urza's lands, and Dark Depths. The early game focuses on establishing a strong mana base through cards like Sol Ring, Mana Vault, and various mana-producing lands, while utilizing efficient card draw through Rhystic Study and Mystic Remora.
The mid to late game transitions into generating overwhelming advantage through land synergies, utilizing cards like Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait and Tatyova, Benthic Druid for card advantage, while threatening wins through various paths including Craterhoof Behemoth, Field of the Dead tokens, or Dark Depths. The deck includes several protection pieces and counterspells to ensure its strategy can be executed safely.
Weaknesses:
The deck is vulnerable to mass land destruction and graveyard hate, which can severely impact its ability to recover and execute its strategy. Blood Moon effects can be particularly devastating if Force of Vigor or similar removal isn't available. While the deck runs interaction, it can sometimes struggle against faster combo decks that can win before its engine gets established.
Most Important Cards:
- Crucible of Worlds
- Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
- Field of the Dead
- Gaea's Cradle
- Urza's Saga
- Dark Depths
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait
- Force of Will
- Mana Drain
- The One Ring
Attribute Ratings:
- Speed: 8/10
- Resilience: 7/10
- Consistency: 8/10
- Interaction: 7/10
Rating Justification:
This deck consistently threatens to establish a dominant board state by turns 3-4, with multiple paths to victory and strong protection. While not as fast as dedicated cEDH decks, it includes numerous high-powered cards and efficient interaction. The presence of fast mana, powerful tutors, and multiple win conditions places it firmly in the high-power category, though it falls short of top-tier cEDH due to its slightly slower setup time and reliance on permanents.
Final power level rating: 8.0 - 8.5
Omo, Queen of Vesuva