Omnath Vs Omnath 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

• Omnath, Locus of Roil

  Focuses on aggressive landfall triggers that deal damage and grow Omnath with plus-one counters. Utilizes land bounce effects and cards like Mina and Denn to replay lands and maximize triggers, aiming to create a large, trampling, flying threat to close out the game quickly.

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  Omnath, Locus of Creation

  Leverages landfall triggers for card draw, life gain, and mana ramp. Uses lands matters synergy and token generators like Scoot Swarm to generate board presence and stabilize. Attempts to outvalue opponents through card advantage and incremental growth.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Mina and Denn to bounce lands and replay them triggers multiple landfall effects, increasing counters on Omnath and enabling trample and flying.

• 2

  Playing Honored Climb after combat reduced the potential damage output; optimal timing is crucial to maximize combat effectiveness.

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  The aggressive landfall damage of Omnath, Locus of Roil quickly outpaced the slower, value-oriented landfall triggers of Locus of Creation.

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  Repeatedly bouncing and replaying lands with Gruul Turf helped maintain mana flexibility and additional triggers.

• 5

  Scoot Swarm tokens generated by Omnath, Locus of Creation provided board presence but were insufficient to stop the growing threat from Omnath, Locus of Roil.

Notable Cards

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  Omnath, Locus of Creation

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  Mina and Denn, Wildborn

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  Honored Crop-Captain

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  Urban Evolution

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  Retreat to Kazandu

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  Noble Hierarch

Summary

The game started with a slow ramp from both players, focusing on land plays and mana acceleration to build up their respective board states. Tyler, playing Omnath, Locus of Creation, leveraged his commander’s landfall triggers to draw cards and maintain pressure, while the opponent utilized Omnath, Locus of Roil's aggressive damage and land synergy to grow his board presence quickly. Early plays included mana dorks like Noble Hierarch and Scoot Swarm, plus utility lands like Retreat to Kazandu and Guildgates to enable multiple land drops per turn. A key turning point came when the Locus of Roil player maximized the plus-one counters on his Omnath using Mina and Denn, Honored Climb, and repeated land bounces, creating a trampling, flying threat that rapidly grew too large to handle. Despite some small missteps such as not playing a land after land bounce or missing optimal timing for Honored Climb, the Roil deck's aggressive landfall damage output overwhelmed the Locus of Creation deck. The Creation deck attempted to stabilize with Urban Evolution and card draw but was ultimately unable to keep pace as the Roil Omnath’s board dominance sealed the game.