We Play Commander but Everything Costs 0 Mana

Deck Strategies

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Kaalia aims to aggressively deploy large angels, demons, and dragons early to pressure opponents with high-impact creatures and direct damage, winning through combat damage.

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  Riku of Two Reflections

  Riku focuses on copying spells and creatures to maximize value and create overwhelming board states, combining instant and sorcery spells with creature doubling.

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  Ghave, Guru of Spores

  Ghave leverages token creation and +1/+1 counter synergies to generate a wide board presence, using life gain and sacrifice outlets for resilience and incremental advantage.

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  Zedruu the Greathearted

  Zedruu uses enchantments and control effects to manipulate the board while generating card advantage through life gain and forced attacks, aiming for a controlling and taxing game plan.

Gameplay Insights

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  The zero mana cost rule from omniscience dramatically shifts the game pace, allowing explosive early board development and high-impact spells on turn one.

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  Kaalia's early board with multiple large double strike and flying creatures forces opponents into defensive positions immediately.

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  Riku's use of spell copying with Brainstorm and creature doubling synergizes powerfully with the no-cost casting to dig deep into the deck and multiply threats quickly.

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  Ghave's token and counter synergy benefits from the ability to cast all spells freely, enabling rapid board growth and life gain to stabilize.

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  Zedruu capitalizes on enchantments with protective and control effects, using forced attack mechanics to disrupt opponents while gaining value.

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  Players carefully consider blocking decisions given the overwhelming power and number of creatures on the board, highlighting the importance of damage mitigation and prioritization.

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  The interaction of paying mana for activated abilities (still required) versus casting spells for free adds an interesting layer of resource management despite the omniscience effect.

Notable Cards

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  Avatar of Slaughter

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  Brainstorm

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  Cultivate

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Vow of Duty

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  Dreamstone Hedron

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  Death by Dragons

Summary

The game begins with all players utilizing the original 2011 Commander preconstructed decks, but with the twist that all spells cost zero mana due to the effect of omniscience. This drastically accelerates the early game, allowing players to cast powerful creatures and spells immediately. Kaalia of the Vast quickly establishes a threatening board presence with large flying creatures like Oras the Avenger and Avatar of Slaughter, both enhanced by their abilities and the no-cost casting. Meanwhile, Riku of Two Reflections capitalizes on the free casting by copying spells and creatures, setting up potential explosive turns. Ghave, Guru of Spores focuses on token generation and life gain, aiming to leverage his counters and board presence, while Zedruu the Greathearted uses enchantments and control elements to manipulate the board and gain incremental advantages.