The Locust Storm

Commander / EDH Artifact Combo Competitive Infinite Combo Storm UR (Izzet)

polyorchid

Land (33)

• 1x Bloodstained Mire
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Cascade Bluffs
• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x City of Brass
• 1x Command Beacon
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Crystal Vein
• 1x Exotic Orchard
• 1x Homeward Path
• 11x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Island
• 1x Mana Confluence
• 1x Polluted Delta
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Shivan Reef
• 1x Spirebluff Canal
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Sulfur Falls
• 1x Temple of Epiphany
• 1x Thespian's Stage
• 1x Volcanic Island

Creature (6)

• 1x Chief Engineer
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Trinket Mage
• 1x Whirlpool Warrior

Enchantment (5)

• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Mystic Remora
• 1x Opposition
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Shared Animosity

Artifact (21)

• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Basalt Monolith
• 1x Chrome Mox
• 1x Defense Grid
• 1x Fellwar Stone
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Isochron Scepter
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Lightning Greaves
• 1x Lotus Petal
• 1x Mana Crypt
• 1x Mana Vault
• 1x Paradox Engine
• 1x Pithing Needle
• 1x Prismatic Lens
• 1x Pyramid of the Pantheon
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Throne of the God-Pharaoh
• 1x Voltaic Key

Sorcery (14)

• 1x Fabricate
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Gitaxian Probe
• 1x Grapeshot
• 1x Merchant Scroll
• 1x Mystic Speculation
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Preordain
• 1x Recurring Insight
• 1x Time Reversal
• 1x Time Spiral
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Winds of Change

Commander (1)

Instant (19)

• 1x Abrade
• 1x Arcane Denial
• 1x Brain Freeze
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterspell
• 1x Cyclonic Rift
• 1x Dramatic Reversal
• 1x Firestorm
• 1x Force of Will
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Izzet Charm
• 1x Mental Misstep
• 1x Misdirection
• 1x Muddle the Mixture
• 1x Mystical Tutor
• 1x Snapback
• 1x Stifle
• 1x Stroke of Genius
• 1x Whispers of the Muse

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x Saheeli Rai

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Instant (1)

• 1x Mystic Confluence

Creature (1)

• 1x Magus of the Wheel

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An in-depth guide to making the whole table despise you

Infinite Combos and Win Conditions Show

Isochron Sceptor + Dramatic Reversal + Gilded Lotus = Infinite Mana/Storm (With the locust god on the field, draw and discard a carp until you hit Brain Freeze or Grapeshot. If both are gone loot for Whispers of the Muse or Skullclamp and Ashnod's Altar to freely draw your deck.)

Isochron Sceptor + Whispers of the Muse + Gilded Lotus + Paradox Engine = Plenty of mana/Draw your whole deck.

Isochron Sceptor + Counterspell/Arcane Denial + Gilded Lotus/Sol Ring/Mana Vault + Paradox Engine = Gross board lock.

Kindred Discovery + The Locust God = Infinite Draw and Insects til you draw dead. (Terminate the loop with Stifle or Snapback when you run low on cards)

Turn One Win Show

Ideal opening hand for a turn one storm win:

Sol Ring, Chrome Mox, Mana Vault, Isochron Scepter, Dramatic Reversal, Brain Freeze, Izzet Charm

• Cast Chrome Mox imprinting Izzet Charm
• tap for Sol Ring, tap Sol Ring for two to cast Mana Vault netting one colorless
• tap Mana Vault for three, Cast Isochron Scepter and imprint Dramatic Reversal with two colorless remaining
• activate Isochron Scepter's ability to make infinite storm
• When ready cast Brain Freeze or grapeshot for the T1 win

In most games, your first goal with this deck is to assemble your Infinite mana Combo Isochron Sceptor + Dramatic Reversal + Gilded Lotus. If you dont get ahold of Dramatic Reversal you can use just about any other instant in the deck with the help of Paradox Engine. Without that Muddle the Mixture, Merchant Scroll, Gamble, Fabricate, Trinket Mage, or Mystical Tutor will grab your missing pieces.

Top Ranked	Achieved #51 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	2 years
Legality	This deck is not Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 42 - 0 Rares 19 - 0 Uncommons 19 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	2.33
Tokens	Copy Clone, Insect 1/1 UR
Folders	Deck ideas, Neat decks