The Elemental Rages On

Commander / EDH* DasTree

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In and out —May 21, 2016

Doing some land upgrades. So in are Stomping Ground, Wooded Foothills, bloodstaind mire, Windswept Heath, Parallel Lives

And on the outs are: Storm Cauldron, Temple of Abandon, Gruul Guildgate, Kazandu Refuge, Command Tower

VexenX says... #1

Just looking at your deck it seems very solid! Like I have said before, there are several ways to build an Om_rath deck. There is a guy in my Meta that just started playing Om_rath as well, asking for my advice and whatnot. I played a game with him (I played a different, but still powerful deck) and he completely wiped the floor of everyone.. then the others looked at me like it was my fault because I showed him how he could win that turn with the cards he had in play lol. Omnath, Locus of Rage is a simple yet complex commander. You have to know when to beat-down with your elementals and when to just burn everything to the ground. Sometimes you do even both (attack with everything, then burn what remains, lol. or burn things in your way, attack, then burn the survivors lol.) It just takes some time to get the hang of it, but trust me, it is very rewarding! I just playtested by myself, to learn what possible wincons and synergies that I might run into.

I don't think there is any BAD cards in your deck, however I do think Verdant Confluence is a pure upgrade to Nissa's Renewal. I would also get your hands on Greater Good ASAP. Burning stuff and drawing 2 of the top 5 cards whenever you want completely puts you out of reach. The best part is that most people don't really see it coming because Greater Good is played so casually in most decks, lol.

If you want to win free games, get a Craterhoof Behemoth. It is everyones greatest fear to see a token player drop it, and everyone just scoops whenever it happens, because THEY KNOW, lol.

Why no Parallel Lives or Perilous Forays, they are two of the best cards in the deck, plus they aren't to pricey. I could also say the same for Ashnod's Altar.

I hope this helps!!!

April 16, 2016 11:44 a.m.

DasTree says... #2

Thanks for the suggestions. And I just made some updates. Greater Good is not found at my LGS. Trying to avoid shopping online. Same with Verdant Confluence and Parallel Lives. They are on my list so when the store gets 1 one I will get an alert. They are auto includes for sure. It will be hard to know what to pull out in order to put them in.

So the changes I made are:

Out - Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle, Shamanic Revelation, Goblin Bombardment, 2x Forests, and Farseek. I chose these cards because Valakut needs 4 Mountains in order for it to reach it's perfect potential. Shamanic Revelation was pulled just because I needed something. Goblin Bombardment was pulled because I don't see an overwhelming token deck. It's not like I am dropping tons of tokens. Well maybe I am. I don;t know. Really on the fence on this one. And lastly Farseek comes out because it only searches for a mountain.

In - Ghost Town, Tireless Tracker, Praetor's Counsel, Perilous Forays and a Craterhoof Behemoth Figured this was a pretty good update for now. I was over my limit so that is why only 5 cards added instead of 6.

Let me know what you think. Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated.

May 8, 2016 5:23 p.m.

DasTree says... #3

This deck isn't ramping hard enough. Or at least more times than not nothing is really coming out before turn 4ish. Are there too many big creatures? Any help please

May 12, 2016 9:49 a.m.

Scubasteve95 says... #4

you need fetchlands to get you that two elemental drop, or possibly 4 if you have either Parallel Lives or Doubling Season. I realize that fetchlands and the two cards i just mentioned are on the expensive side, but something for you to consider for down the road once you have the budget to upgrade. Fetchlands are HUGE and essential in an Omnath deck. Also, for ramping and increasing mana, you should also try to get your hands on a Lotus Cobra, Oracle of Mul Daya, and/or Burgeoning. I see you already have Exploration on your maybe list, which is good. Also get your hands on a Mina and Denn, Wildborn and it's easy to get since it's a newer set and it only costs about a dollar.

I would NOT thin out your mana base. I run 42 lands in my Omnath and trust me you'll need them all. Get rid of Command Tower and instead replace that with Stomping Ground because at least you can fetch it with Skyshroud Claim.

Do you have a budget? If so, what range are you looking at?

May 18, 2016 11:32 a.m.

DasTree says... #5

Thank you! Not much of a budget, but I'm not looking for $100 cards either. Probably want to max out around $250 or so. I'm not in a very highly competitive meta. Cards like Crucible of Worlds will be the last card I buy for the deck. And Scapeshift just before that. But anything from $10-$20 is usually in range.

Mina and Denn, Wildborn is already in there. Parallel Lives just came in, and I will be adding it this weekend taking out Storm Cauldron. Yes I should have added Stomping Ground Defiantly good when you can fetch for it. So I should look at not just G/R fetches, but any that brings up either of those colors? Wooded Foothills, Bloodstained Mire those? but not replace basic with them correct? A lot of the other cards in the deck search for basic land types.

May 18, 2016 12:14 p.m.

Scubasteve95 says... #6

Yup, you can add Windswept Heath as well, as long as the fetchland says you can fetch for a forest and/or mountain, any of them will work.

The fetchlands from Zendikar however are more expensive, but something to consider for the future. So Scalding Tarn, Misty Rainforest, Verdant Catacombs, and Arid Mesa can all work in the deck.

You want to try and get as many landfalls as possible when Omnath is out, that's the idea. The guildgate and refuge lands I would consider taking out once you obtain the fetchlands for sure.

To help protect your creatures, consider Eldrazi Monument. It got reprinted last year in the latest commander sets so the price isn't too bad on that card. Fantastic for your elementals, considering there's not many options for flying and/or reach. The only thing is that you need to make sure you have enough elementals that you can sac at your upkeep to keep the card running. The more expensive one (dollar wise) is Akroma's Memorial, very powerful card.

May 18, 2016 5:47 p.m.

DasTree says... #7

Thank you. I have Stomping Ground so I will replace Command Tower with it. I also have Windswept Heath laying around (never even thought about putting it in the deck) I will pull Wooded Foothills and Bloodstained Mire from another deck and put them here. The Zendikar fetches might be a little out of reach for a bit. If I play this deck for years to come they will go in, but might be the last additions. I honest think I have Akroma's Memorial in a box somewhere. Why? No idea. I didn't like the cost it took to play it. At 7 I'd rather be playing something else. But in a land ramping deck it would work.

May 20, 2016 12:34 p.m.