LOCUSTS??!!

Commander / EDH Control Infinite Combo UR (Izzet)

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Sorcery (14)

• 1x Blasphemous Act
• 1x Compulsive Research
• 1x Echo of Eons
• 1x Faithless Looting
• 1x Gamble
• 1x Manifold Insights
• 1x Mizzix's Mastery
• 1x Molten Psyche
• 1x Ponder
• 1x Reforge the Soul
• 1x Vandalblast
• 1x Wheel of Fate
• 1x Windfall
• 1x Winds of Change

Creature (12)

• 1x Arjun, the Shifting Flame
• 1x Chasm Skulker
• 1x Consecrated Sphinx
• 1x Deadeye Navigator
• 1x Deceiver Exarch
• 1x Jace's Archivist
• 1x Keranos, God of Storms
• 1x Laboratory Maniac
• 1x Magus of the Wheel
• 1x Peregrine Drake
• 1x Thassa, God of the Sea
• 1x Whirlpool Warrior

Artifact (14)

• 1x Altar of the Brood
• 1x Ashnod's Altar
• 1x Commander's Sphere
• 1x Elixir of Immortality
• 1x Gilded Lotus
• 1x Hedron Archive
• 1x Izzet Signet
• 1x Library of Leng
• 1x Memory Jar
• 1x Mind Stone
• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Sol Ring
• 1x Teferi's Puzzle Box
• 1x Worn Powerstone

Enchantment (10)

• 1x Cavalcade of Calamity
• 1x Dream Halls
• 1x Ever-Watching Threshold
• 1x Impact Tremors
• 1x Kindred Discovery
• 1x Mindmoil
• 1x Psychic Corrosion
• 1x Rhystic Study
• 1x Sphinx's Tutelage
• 1x Splinter Twin

Land (35)

• 1x Cephalid Coliseum
• 1x Command Tower
• 1x Detection Tower
• 1x Highland Lake
• 16x Island
• 1x Izzet Guildgate
• 11x Mountain
• 1x Reliquary Tower
• 1x Steam Vents
• 1x Swiftwater Cliffs

Commander (1)

Instant (13)

• 1x Anticipate
• 1x Blue Sun's Zenith
• 1x Brainstorm
• 1x Counterflux
• 1x Daze
• 1x Essence Scatter
• 1x Frantic Search
• 1x Keep Watch
• 1x Memory Lapse
• 1x Negate
• 1x Opt
• 1x Quench
• 1x Telling Time

Planeswalker (1)

• 1x The Royal Scions

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So, The Locust God immediately caught my eye as a great and punishing commander. Yes, he's 6 mana to cast, but in a format where mana rocks and fancy lands are as abundant as pancakes at an IHOP, that wasn't gonna discourage me from building around him. This deck revolves around pulling out as many mana rocks as you can to cast array of wheel and draw spells, which will ultimately be the demise of your opponents. Cards like Arjun, the Shifting Flame and Paradox Engine work great for this by the way, since not only can you potentially cast infinite spells off a basic Engine combo, but Puzzle Box through your entire deck with Arjun! Here's a quick list of the combos to get a locust swarm:

Ashnod's Altar + Skullclamp + any discard outlet = infinite hasty locusts

Deadeye Navigator + Peregrine Drake = At, sometimes you need all the manaz

Of course, we need some protection too, so what's better than some counterspells? Maybe a couple wash effects like Cyclonic Rift and Wash Out too, just in case things get a bit hairy.

Remember you don't want many mass burn spells, since every draw will be giving us locusts, and while they're game ending together, they're frail individually. Also keep an eye on the god himself, because even though you can cast him from your hand, we just don't want to have to waste when we could be wheeling!

As usual, any advice is welcome to improve the deck, and upvote if you have seen the way of the swarm as well!

Top Ranked	Achieved #61 position overall 6 years ago
Date added	6 years
Last updated	3 years
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	7 - 0 Mythic Rares 27 - 0 Rares 20 - 0 Uncommons 18 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.09
Tokens	Copy Clone, Insect 1/1 UR, Squid 1/1 U
Folders	EDH Ideas, wishlist