Art: Chris Rahn · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast

Omnath, Locus of Creation

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Legendary Creature — Elemental · from $3.99

When Omnath enters, draw a card. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you gain 4 life if this is the first time this ability has resolved this turn. If it's the second time, add {R}{G}{W}{U}. If it's the third time, Omnath deals 4 damage to each opponent and each planeswalker you don't control.

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A typical Commander deck

A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.

Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan

Staples in these colors

The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).

Budget

60 of 100 at $5 or less · 45 at $1 or less

#	Card	Type	MV	Price
1	Sol Ring	Artifact	1	$1.07
2	Command Tower	Land	0	$0.26
3	Arcane Signet	Artifact	2	$0.34
4	Exotic Orchard	Land	0	$0.19
5	Reliquary Tower	Land	0	$4.28
6	Swords to Plowshares	Instant	1	$0.98
7	Swiftfoot Boots	Artifact	2	$1.43
8	Lightning Greaves	Artifact	2	$3.86
9	Path of Ancestry	Land	0	$0.16
10	Path to Exile	Instant	1	$0.71
11	Counterspell	Instant	2	$1.33
12	Fellwar Stone	Artifact	2	$0.47
13	Rogue's Passage	Land	0	$0.31
14	Evolving Wilds	Land	0	$0.09
15	Cultivate	Sorcery	3	$0.38
16	Thought Vessel	Artifact	2	$2.23
17	Blasphemous Act	Sorcery	9	$0.72
18	Farseek	Sorcery	2	$0.42
19	Beast Within	Instant	3	$0.49
20	Nature's Lore	Sorcery	2	$2.15
21	Rampant Growth	Sorcery	2	$0.39
22	Heroic Intervention	Instant	2	$9.28
23	Terramorphic Expanse	Land	0	$0.10
24	Chaos Warp	Instant	3	$0.32
25	Myriad Landscape	Land	0	$0.25
26	Mind Stone	Artifact	2	$0.21
27	An Offer You Can't Refuse	Instant	1	$3.01
28	Birds of Paradise	Creature	1	$4.98
29	Polluted Delta	Land	0	$19.85
30	Kodama's Reach	Sorcery	3	$1.55
31	Flooded Strand	Land	0	$12.78
32	Three Visits	Sorcery	2	$5.55
33	Skullclamp	Artifact	1	$4.85
34	Solemn Simulacrum	Creature	4	$0.27
35	Misty Rainforest	Land	0	$35.98
36	Bloodstained Mire	Land	0	$14.54
37	Fabled Passage	Land	0	$0.65
38	Windswept Heath	Land	0	$11.19
39	Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$61.06
40	Wooded Foothills	Land	0	$17.96
41	Verdant Catacombs	Land	0	$29.16
42	Scalding Tarn	Land	0	$36.86
43	Marsh Flats	Land	0	$32.04
44	Arcane Denial	Instant	2	$1.88
45	Commander's Sphere	Artifact	3	$0.19
46	Negate	Instant	2	$0.12
47	Arid Mesa	Land	0	$31.40
48	Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$29.75
49	Llanowar Elves	Creature	1	$0.24
50	Breeding Pool	Land	0	$9.15
51	Hallowed Fountain	Land	0	$6.97
52	Generous Gift	Instant	3	$0.93
53	Steam Vents	Land	0	$9.63
54	Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$56.09
55	Swan Song	Instant	1	$10.72
56	Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$56.94
57	Brainstorm	Instant	1	$0.56
58	Sacred Foundry	Land	0	$10.28
59	Deflecting Swat	Instant	3	$70.85
60	Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth	Land	0	$56.13
61	Sulfur Falls	Land	0	$0.20
62	Boseiju, Who Endures	Land	0	$50.48
63	Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth	Land	0	$16.76
64	Clifftop Retreat	Land	0	$0.19
65	Esper Sentinel	Creature	1	$58.03
66	Temple Garden	Land	0	$6.57
67	Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$59.21
68	Temple of the False God	Land	0	$0.19
69	Chromatic Lantern	Artifact	3	$0.38
70	Cinder Glade	Land	0	$0.25
71	Otawara, Soaring City	Land	0	$26.57
72	Glacial Fortress	Land	0	$0.21
73	Garruk's Uprising	Enchantment	3	$0.39
74	City of Brass	Land	0	$9.17
75	The One Ring	Artifact	4	$109.88
76	Hinterland Harbor	Land	0	$0.28
77	Faithless Looting	Sorcery	1	$0.36
78	Frantic Search	Instant	3	$0.82
79	Mystic Remora	Enchantment	1	$10.97
80	Vandalblast	Sorcery	1	$1.74
81	Elvish Mystic	Creature	1	$0.35
82	Prairie Stream	Land	0	$0.19
83	Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$39.58
84	Canopy Vista	Land	0	$0.22
85	Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$34.90
86	Cavern of Souls	Land	0	$47.72
87	Propaganda	Enchantment	3	$1.84
88	Sakura-Tribe Elder	Creature	2	$0.30
89	Shivan Reef	Land	0	$0.22
90	Mana Confluence	Land	0	$34.75
91	Urza's Saga	Enchantment	0	$34.67
92	Mana Drain	Instant	2	$50.65
93	Battlefield Forge	Land	0	$0.20
94	Lotus Petal	Artifact	0	$35.11
95	Eternal Witness	Creature	3	$1.10
96	Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$21.99
97	Talisman of Creativity	Artifact	2	$0.45
98	Wayfarer's Bauble	Artifact	1	$0.31
99	Rootbound Crag	Land	0	$0.23
100	Sunpetal Grove	Land	0	$0.28

Curve of these staples

Most played with Omnath, Locus of Creation

The 25 most-played cards in 6 settled top-16 lists running Omnath, Locus of Creation at 16+ player events since Mar 14, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.

#	Card	Played in	Top 4
1	Arid Mesa	100% · 6 of 6	2
2	Birds of Paradise	100% · 6 of 6	2
3	Breeding Pool	100% · 6 of 6	2
4	Command Tower	100% · 6 of 6	2
5	Crop Rotation	100% · 6 of 6	2
6	Eternal Witness	100% · 6 of 6	2
7	Flooded Strand	100% · 6 of 6	2
8	Misty Rainforest	100% · 6 of 6	2
9	Polluted Delta	100% · 6 of 6	2
10	Scalding Tarn	100% · 6 of 6	2
11	Shifting Woodland	100% · 6 of 6	2
12	Temple Garden	100% · 6 of 6	2
13	Windswept Heath	100% · 6 of 6	2
14	Wooded Foothills	100% · 6 of 6	2
15	Ancient Tomb	83% · 5 of 6	1
16	Arcane Signet	83% · 5 of 6	1
17	Bloodstained Mire	83% · 5 of 6	2
18	Boseiju, Who Endures	83% · 5 of 6	1
19	Chord of Calling	83% · 5 of 6	1
20	Chrome Mox	83% · 5 of 6	1
21	Clever Impersonator	83% · 5 of 6	1
22	Enlightened Tutor	83% · 5 of 6	1
23	Esper Sentinel	83% · 5 of 6	1
24	Finale of Devastation	83% · 5 of 6	1
25	Flusterstorm	83% · 5 of 6	1

Combos with Omnath, Locus of Creation

4 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.

Ancient Greenwarden + Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Deadeye Navigator + Omnath, Locus of Creation
Infinite card draw · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite red mana · Near-infinite white mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Omnath, Locus of Creation
Infinite blue mana · Infinite draw triggers · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite green mana · Infinite landfall triggers · Infinite lifegain · Infinite lifegain triggers · Infinite creature LTB · Infinite magecraft triggers · Infinite red mana · Infinite storm count · Infinite white mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Doppelgang + Mystic Sanctuary + Omnath, Locus of Creation
Infinite card draw · Near-infinite creature ETB · Near-infinite creature LTB · Near-infinite blue mana · Near-infinite copies of all permanents · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite death triggers · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite magecraft triggers · Near-infinite mana permanents you control can produce · Near-infinite red mana · Near-infinite white mana
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Amulet of Vigor + Gaea's Cradle + Omnath, Locus of Creation + Patron of the Moon + Soratami Mirror-Mage
Infinite card draw · Infinite draw triggers · Near-infinite damage · Near-infinite green mana · Near-infinite landfall triggers · Near-infinite lifegain · Near-infinite lifegain triggers · Near-infinite mana lands you control can produce · Near-infinite storm count
How it works on Commander Spellbook
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Top finishes

6 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.

2nd of 16 — Casual EDH Tournament on Topdeck.ggAug 30, 2026 · 2–2–0 · by Crisstione Turner
14th of 44 — Decatur Redemption ALL CASH 3K on Topdeck.ggJun 7, 2026 · 0–2–2 · by Matthew Viscuso
6th of 34 — YGG: CEDH Commander Tournament for a Revised Taiga on Topdeck.ggMay 9, 2026 · 2–2–2 · by Bstoner9742@yahoo.com
7th of 27 — The Pre-Atrium on Topdeck.ggMar 28, 2026 · 1–2–0 · by [SALT] John
15th of 38 — CEDH Dual Land Tourney on Topdeck.ggMar 21, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Harrison Costantini
2nd of 23 — The Land, Go Qualifier 1 - UT on Topdeck.ggMar 14, 2026 · 2–2–1 · by [SALT] John

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Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.

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