Overview:

This Omnath, Locus of Rage deck is a potent landfall-focused strategy that leverages massive ramp and land recursion to flood the board with Elemental tokens. Omnath serves as the engine and primary win condition: generating 5/5 tokens on landfall and dealing 3 damage per Elemental death. The deck wins through overwhelming token swarms amplified by finishers like Craterhoof Behemoth, sacrifice outlets (Goblin Bombardment, Ashnod's Altar), and damage amplifiers (Purphoros, God of the Forge, Warstorm Surge). Secondary landfall payoffs like Field of the Dead and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle provide additional value. Omnath is indispensable, enabling both token generation and death triggers, though its 7-mana cost creates vulnerability to removal.

Primer:

Core Strategy Execution:

1. Early Ramp (Turns 1-4): Deploy land accelerants (Sol Ring, Arcane Signet, Sakura-Tribe Scout, Lotus Cobra) and extra land enablers (Exploration, Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Dryad of the Ilysian Grove). Prioritize fetching duals/basics with Farseek, Nature's Lore, and fetchlands.
2. Commander Deployment (Turns 4-6): Cast Omnath using ramp from dorks/land drops. Protect it with Lightning Greaves or Swiftfoot Boots. Immediately leverage landfall triggers to create tokens.
3. Landfall Explosion (Turns 5-8): Resolve game-winning land dumps via Scapeshift, Harrow, or Roiling Regrowth with recursion engines (Crucible of Worlds, Ramunap Excavator). Double triggers with Ancient Greenwarden.
4. Win Condition Execution:
   • Combat: Overrun with tokens boosted by Craterhoof Behemoth, Rampaging Baloths, or Avenger of Zendikar.
   • Sacrifice: Ping opponents with Goblin Bombardment/Ashnod's Altar + Omnath death triggers.
   • Passive Damage: Amplify token entries with Purphoros, God of the Forge, Warstorm Surge, or Terror of the Peaks.

Mulligan Priorities:

• Keep hands with 3+ lands, at least one ramp spell (e.g., Farseek, Sakura-Tribe Elder), and an extra land enabler (e.g., Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, Exploration).
• Prioritize hands containing Omnath protection (Heroic Intervention, boots) or a land payoff (Field of the Dead, Zendikar's Roil).
• Avoid hands lacking green sources or with only high-CMC cards.

Key Tips:

• Sequence Land Drops: Use Perilous Forays to sacrifice Elementals for land searches, triggering Omnath's damage.
• Maximize Landfall: Pair Scapeshift with Ancient Greenwarden for doubled triggers. Fetch Valakut with 6+ Mountains to burn opponents.
• Protect Omnath: Equip boots immediately. Hold Heroic Intervention for board wipes.
• Draw Power: Sacrifice tokens to Greater Good for massive card advantage. Use Sylvan Library for selection.
• Recursion Loops: Cloudstone Curio bounces Elementals to replay them, generating repeated ETB/death triggers.

Weaknesses:

Critical

• Board Wipes: Mass removal (e.g., Wrath of God) devastates the token army and forces expensive Omnath recasts. Limited protection beyond Heroic Intervention.
• Graveyard Hate: Rest in Peace/Leyline of the Void cripple land recursion (Crucible, Ramunap) and value engines like The Mending of Dominaria.
• Commander Focus: Repeated removal on Omnath increases casting cost exponentially, stalling the engine.

Moderate

• Land Destruction: Nonbasic hate (Blood Moon, Back to Basics) disrupts mana fixing. Strip Mine locks can halt recursion strategies.
• Anti-Token Tech: Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite or Cursed Totem nullify token generation/sac outlets.

Minor

• Combo Vulnerability: Limited stack interaction struggles against fast combo decks.
• Artifact/Enchantment Reliance: Key pieces (Ashnod's Altar, Greater Good) are exposed to targeted removal.

Most Important Cards:

• Omnath, Locus of Rage (Engine/win condition)
• Scapeshift (Mass landfall trigger)
• Purphoros, God of the Forge (Passive damage amplifier)
• Ancient Greenwarden (Landfall doubler, recursion enabler)
• Craterhoof Behemoth (Combat finisher)
• Goblin Bombardment (Sacrifice outlet for direct damage)
• Crucible of Worlds (Land recursion)
• Dryad of the Ilysian Grove (Land acceleration/fixing)
• Greater Good (Card draw engine)
• Avenger of Zendikar (Token generator/scaling threat)

Attribute Ratings:

Speed: 7/10

• Capable of T5-6 wins via Scapeshift + Omnath or Purphoros/altar loops, but reliant on resolving high-impact sorceries.

Resilience: 5/10

• Recursion engines provide recovery from land/graveyard disruption, but folds to repeated board wipes or commander removal. Limited protection suite.

Consistency: 8/10

• Abundant land tutors (10+), ramp (15+), and card draw (e.g., Sylvan Library, Elemental Bond) ensure reliable access to key pieces.

Interaction: 4/10

• Efficient artifact/enchantment removal (Abrade, Krosan Grip) and targeted disruption (Beast Within), but minimal stack interaction or creature control.

Rating Justification:

This deck achieves high-speed T5-6 wins through explosive landfall turns and potent synergies, aligning with the "Focused Competitive" tier. However, its vulnerability to board wipes and reliance on resolving sorcery-speed setups prevents higher optimization, placing it in the upper end of Optimized/Focused.

Power level: 6.5 - 7.0