How to Play Omnath, Locus of Creation in Commander

Bracket 4 · Our Omnath decklist · Landfall

Our Omnath list is four-color landfall. The first land each turn gains 4 life, the second adds {R}{G}{W}{U}, and the third deals 4 damage to each opponent, so three land drops a turn is a game plan on its own.

The deck plays extra lands with Azusa, Exploration and Dryad of the Ilysian Grove, replays them from the graveyard with Crucible of Worlds and Ramunap Excavator, doubles landfall with Ancient Greenwarden, and turns land drops into armies with Avenger of Zendikar and Omnath, Locus of Rage.

Strategy
Landfall
Bracket
4
Avg. mana value
3.40
Lands
37

01The Commander

Omnath, Locus of Creation is a four-mana 4/4 that draws a card on entry. Landfall: the first time each turn, gain 4 life. The second time, add {R}{G}{W}{U}. The third time, deal 4 damage to each opponent and each planeswalker you don't control.

Fetch lands and ramp spells count, so a fetch plus a land drop is already two triggers.

Ancient Greenwarden makes every land trigger landfall twice. One land becomes 4 life and four mana, and a second land deals 4 to everyone.

02How This Deck Wins

  1. 1

    Extra land drops

    Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Exploration, Dryad of the Ilysian Grove and Oracle of Mul Daya let you play several lands a turn.

  2. 2

    Chain landfall

    Fetch lands, Harrow, Crop Rotation and Scapeshift put lands down at instant speed, and Crucible of Worlds replays the fetches.

  3. 3

    Burn and swarm

    Omnath's third trigger hits everyone for 4. Avenger of Zendikar, Omnath, Locus of Rage and Rampaging Baloths make an army from the same lands.

03Deck at a Glance

Bracket 4 · Landfall · 100 cards

Composition

  • Commander1
  • Creatures28
  • Instants & sorceries21
  • Artifacts & enchantments12
  • Planeswalkers1
  • Lands37
  • Tokens9

Mana Curve

00
51
122
223
94
65
66
27+

Color Split

84colored
symbols
  • White 5%
  • Blue 15%
  • Red 10%
  • Green 70%

By the Numbers

3.40avg. mana value
37lands (14 basic)
4Game Changers
9token types included

Cards by Role

Extra Land Drops12
Land Recursion and Fetching18
Landfall Payoffs22
Card Draw and Mana4
Interaction6

04Extra Land Drops

More lands per turn means more Omnath triggers.

Azusa, Lost but SeekingTwo extra land drops.
Dryad of the Ilysian GroveAn extra land drop and every land is every basic type.
Oracle of Mul DayaAn extra land drop and lands off the top.
Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre StraitAn extra land drop and a card per land.
ExplorationOne-mana extra land drop.

Also in this role

Explore
Icetill Explorer
Loot, Exuberant Explorer
Mina and Denn, Wildborn
Growth Spiral
Spelunking
Wrenn and Seven

05Land Recursion and Fetching

Sacrifice lands for landfall, then replay them.

Crucible of WorldsReplay lands from your graveyard, including fetch lands.
Ramunap ExcavatorCrucible on a creature.
ScapeshiftSacrifice any number of lands and fetch that many. Each one is a landfall trigger.
Splendid ReclamationEvery land in your graveyard returns at once.
HarrowSacrifice a land for two untapped basics at instant speed.

Also in this role

Crop Rotation
Entish Restoration
Roiling Regrowth
Conduit of Worlds
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Rampant Growth
Farseek
Nature's Lore
Three Visits
Skyshroud Claim
Cultivate
Kodama's Reach

06Landfall Payoffs

Each land makes tokens, mana or damage.

Ancient GreenwardenEvery land triggers landfall twice.
Avenger of ZendikarA Plant for each land, then counters on every Plant per land.
Omnath, Locus of RageA 5/5 Elemental per land, and each Elemental that dies deals 3.
Moraug, Fury of AkoumEach land in your main phase gives an extra combat.
Tatyova, Benthic DruidA card and a life per land.

Also in this role

Rampaging Baloths
Scute Swarm
Zendikar's Roil
Felidar Retreat
Lotus Cobra
Nissa, Resurgent Animist
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
Omnath, Locus of the Roil
Risen Reef
Mossborn Hydra
Roil Elemental
Tireless Provisioner
Valakut Exploration
Retreat to Coralhelm
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines
Kodama of the East Tree

07Card Draw and Mana

Keep the land drops coming.

Rhystic StudyDraws whenever opponents don't pay.
Chromatic LanternEvery land taps for any color.
Sol RingFast mana.
Arcane SignetFixing for four colors.

08Interaction

Four colors of answers.

Cyclonic RiftBounce one thing, or everything late.
CounterspellTwo-mana answer to anything.
Swords to PlowsharesOne-mana removal.
Heroic InterventionSaves your board from a wipe.

Also in this role

Path to Exile
Beast Within

09Combos and Key Interactions

+

Omnath, Locus of Creation + Ancient Greenwarden

One land gives 4 life and four mana. The second land deals 4 damage to everyone.

+

Scapeshift + Avenger of Zendikar

Sacrifice your lands and fetch them all back. Every one puts counters on every Plant.

+

Crucible of Worlds + Harrow

Sacrifice a land for two, then replay it from the graveyard for another trigger.

10How to Play

Opening hand

Keep hands with three lands, ramp and ideally an extra-land-drop card. Omnath on turn three or four with land drops to follow is ideal.

1

Early gameturns 1-3

Ramp with Rampant Growth or Farseek and play Exploration or Azusa, Lost but Seeking.

2

Mid gameturns 4-7

Cast Omnath and hit two or three landfall triggers a turn. Use fetch lands and instant ramp for extra triggers.

3

Late gameturn 8+

Deal 4 to everyone each turn, double triggers with Ancient Greenwarden, and swing with Avenger of Zendikar Plants or Elementals.

Tips

  • Fetch lands count twice: the fetch enters, then the fetched land enters.
  • Save instant-speed ramp like Harrow and Crop Rotation for the third trigger.
  • Omnath's mana from the second trigger can cast your next land-producing spell.
  • Omnath's triggers reset each turn, including opponents' turns.

Common mistakes

  • Playing your only land early instead of holding it for a big turn.
  • Forgetting Omnath's triggers happen in order: life, mana, damage.
  • Overextending tokens into a wipe.
  • Ignoring graveyard hate on Crucible and Ramunap targets.

Watch out for

  • Land destruction.
  • Effects that stop extra land drops.
  • Removal on Omnath.
  • Graveyard hate.

11Bracket and Rule 0

1Exhibition
2Core
3Upgraded
4Optimized
5cEDH
Bracket4

Our list runs 4 Game Changers (Crop Rotation, Cyclonic Rift, Field of the Dead, Rhystic Study). That is more than the Bracket 3 limit of three, so we call it Bracket 4 at the table.

The deck wins with landfall damage and tokens, with no two-card infinite combos.

12Full Decklist

Every card in our Omnath proxy deck (100 cards). Hover or tap a name to see the card.

Commander

  • 1Omnath, Locus of CreationRGWU

Creatures (28)

  • 1Lotus Cobra1G
  • 1Sakura-Tribe Elder1G
  • 1Azusa, Lost but Seeking2G
  • 1Dryad of the Ilysian Grove2G
  • 1Loot, Exuberant Explorer2G
  • 1Mossborn Hydra2G
  • 1Nissa, Resurgent Animist2G
  • 1Ramunap Excavator2G
  • 1Risen Reef1GU
  • 1Scute Swarm2G
  • 1Tannuk, Memorial Ensign1RG
  • 1Tireless Provisioner2G
  • 1Icetill Explorer2GG
  • 1Mina and Denn, Wildborn2RG
  • 1Omnath, Locus of the Roil1GUR
  • 1Oracle of Mul Daya3G
  • 1Ashaya, Soul of the Wild3GG
  • 1Elesh Norn, Mother of Machines4W
  • 1Tatyova, Benthic Druid3GU
  • 1Titania, Protector of Argoth3GG
  • 1Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait4GU
  • 1Ancient Greenwarden4GG
  • 1Kodama of the East Tree4GG
  • 1Moraug, Fury of Akoum4RR
  • 1Rampaging Baloths4GG
  • 1Roil Elemental3UUU
  • 1Avenger of Zendikar5GG
  • 1Omnath, Locus of Rage3RRGG

Planeswalkers (1)

  • 1Wrenn and Seven3GG

Instants (11)

  • 1Crop RotationG
  • 1Path to ExileW
  • 1Swords to PlowsharesW
  • 1CounterspellUU
  • 1Cyclonic Rift1U
  • 1Growth SpiralGU
  • 1Heroic Intervention1G
  • 1Beast Within2G
  • 1Entish Restoration2G
  • 1Harrow2G
  • 1Roiling Regrowth2G

Sorceries (10)

  • 1Explore1G
  • 1Farseek1G
  • 1Nature's Lore1G
  • 1Rampant Growth1G
  • 1Three Visits1G
  • 1Cultivate2G
  • 1Kodama's Reach2G
  • 1Scapeshift2GG
  • 1Skyshroud Claim3G
  • 1Splendid Reclamation3G

Artifacts (5)

  • 1Sol Ring1
  • 1Arcane Signet2
  • 1Chromatic Lantern3
  • 1Crucible of Worlds3
  • 1Conduit of Worlds2GG

Enchantments (7)

  • 1ExplorationG
  • 1Retreat to Coralhelm2U
  • 1Rhystic Study2U
  • 1Spelunking2G
  • 1Valakut Exploration2R
  • 1Felidar Retreat3W
  • 1Zendikar's Roil3GG

Lands (37)

  • 1Arid Mesa
  • 1Breeding Pool
  • 1Command Tower
  • 1Evolving Wilds
  • 1Exotic Orchard
  • 1Fabled Passage
  • 1Field of the Dead
  • 1Flooded Strand
  • 5Forest
  • 1Gruul Turf
  • 1Hallowed Fountain
  • 3Island
  • 1Ketria Triome
  • 1Misty Rainforest
  • 3Mountain
  • 3Plains
  • 1Sacred Foundry
  • 1Scalding Tarn
  • 1Selesnya Sanctuary
  • 1Simic Growth Chamber
  • 1Spara's Headquarters
  • 1Steam Vents
  • 1Stomping Ground
  • 1Temple Garden
  • 1Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1Windswept Heath
  • 1Wooded Foothills
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Omnath turns land drops into life, mana and damage. Play extra lands, chain landfall, and burn the table.

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