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The Locust God - community staples
The Locust God · RU · 100 cards · 37 lands
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Bracket 3 - UpgradedCommander 1Creatures 33Instants 17Sorceries 3Artifacts 5Enchantments 4Lands 37
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Strategy
The Locust God leads a deck built from the cards players most often run with it, pointing repeated damage at players. The list holds 12 ramp pieces, 9 pieces of targeted interaction, 2 board wipes and 19 sources of card draw, at an average mana value of 3.24.
Early: The early turns belong to ramp. Ashnod's Altar and the other 12 ramp pieces exist to get The Locust God out well before its printed cost of 6 would allow.
Mid: Once the commander is down, the deck wants to be doing two things at once: advancing its own board and answering everyone else's. Counterspell is the first answer you will usually reach for, and Skullclamp keeps the hand full while you do it.
Late: Hold Cyclonic Rift for the turn the table gets ahead of you - with 2 in the deck you can afford to use one early and still have an answer later. At 3.24 average mana value the top end is middling, which means most turns hold two spells.
Win conditions: Wins by pointing damage at players until they run out of life.
- Impact Tremors - Core to the plan
- Skullclamp - Card draw
- Psychosis Crawler - Core to the plan
- Whirlpool Warrior - Card draw
- Teferi's Ageless Insight - Card draw
- Tolarian Winds - Core to the plan
- Windfall - Card draw
- Sage of the Falls - Core to the plan
~$519.10
estimated to build this deck
Commander (1)
The Locust God
Legendary Creature — God
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, create a 1/1 blue and red Insect creature token with flying and haste.
{2}{U}{R}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
When The Locust God dies, return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.
Creatures (33)
Psychosis Crawler
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Horror
$0.77
Psychosis Crawler's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever you draw a card, each opponent loses 1 life.
Whirlpool Warrior
Creature — Merfolk Warrior
$1.26
When this creature enters, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.
{R}, Sacrifice this creature: Each player shuffles the cards from their hand into their library, then draws that many cards.
Sage of the Falls
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
$0.14
Whenever this creature or another non-Human creature you control enters, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
Purphoros, God of the Forge
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God
$28.29
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature.
Whenever another creature you control enters, Purphoros deals 2 damage to each opponent.
{2}{R}: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
$5.65
This spell can't be countered.
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target.
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell, you draw a card.
Magus of the Wheel
Creature — Human Wizard
$1.1
{1}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Each player discards their hand, then draws seven cards.
Consecrated Sphinx
Creature — Sphinx
$25.58
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may draw two cards.
Curiosity Crafter
Creature — Bird Wizard
$0.3
Flying
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever a creature token you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Witty Roastmaster
Creature — Devil Citizen
$1.25
Alliance — Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Jace's Archivist
Creature — Vedalken Wizard
$7.88
{U}, {T}: Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Laboratory Maniac
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.45
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
Molten Gatekeeper
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.3
Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Unearth {R} ({R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
$1.13
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, Niv-Mizzet deals 1 damage to any target.
{T}: Draw a card.
Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
Legendary Creature — Human Scientist Hero
$0.26
Reach
Whenever one or more tokens you control enter, you may draw a card.
Whirlpool Rider
Creature — Merfolk
$0.3
When this creature enters, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.
Chasm Skulker
Creature — Squid Horror
$0.31
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
When this creature dies, create X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
Goblin Electromancer
Creature — Goblin Wizard
$0.18
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Forgotten Creation
Creature — Zombie Horror
$0.27
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard all the cards in your hand. If you do, draw that many cards.
Enduring Curiosity
Enchantment Creature — Cat Glimmer
$6.9
Flash
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
When Enduring Curiosity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Agate Instigator
Creature — Lizard Rogue
$8.46
Offspring {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.)
Whenever another creature you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Archmage Emeritus
Creature — Human Wizard
$0.56
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, draw a card.
Arjun, the Shifting Flame
Legendary Creature — Sphinx Wizard
$0.35
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell, put the cards in your hand on the bottom of your library in any order, then draw that many cards.
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
Legendary Creature — Dragon Wizard
$6.65
Flying
You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you draw that many cards.
Faerie Mastermind
Creature — Faerie Rogue
$11.47
Flash
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
{3}{U}: Each player draws a card.
Weftstalker Ardent
Creature — Drix Artificer
$1.97
Whenever another creature or artifact you control enters, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Warp {R} (You may cast this card from your hand for its warp cost. Exile this creature at the beginning of the next end step, then you may cast it from exile on a later turn.)
Scrawling Crawler
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Construct
$7.75
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player draws a card.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player loses 1 life.
Whirlpool Drake
Creature — Drake
$0.13
Flying
When this creature enters, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.
When this creature dies, shuffle the cards from your hand into your library, then draw that many cards.
Solemn Simulacrum
Artifact Creature — Golem
$0.27
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Storm-Kiln Artist
Creature — Dwarf Shaman
$1.62
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue
$0.16
Creatures you control with power or toughness 1 or less can't be blocked.
Unctus, Grand Metatect
Legendary Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Vedalken
$0.43
Other blue creatures you control have "Whenever this creature becomes tapped, draw a card, then discard a card."
Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.
{U/P}: Until end of turn, target creature you control becomes a blue artifact in addition to its other colors and types. Activate only as a sorcery. ({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
Windreader Sphinx
Creature — Sphinx
$0.2
Flying
Whenever a creature with flying attacks, you may draw a card.
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Legendary Creature — Tyranid Human
$33.55
Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
Three Autostubs — Whenever another source you control deals exactly 1 damage to a permanent or player, Ghyrson Starn deals 2 damage to that permanent or player.
Instants (17)
Tolarian Winds
Instant
$1.08
Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards.
Brainstorm
Instant
$1.27
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Frantic Search
Instant
$0.74
Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.
Arcane Denial
Instant
$1.57
Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Chaos Warp
Instant
$0.3
The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.
Cyclonic Rift
Instant
$30.27
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Izzet Charm
Instant
$0.18
Choose one —
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}.
• Izzet Charm deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Instant
$3.01
Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller creates two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Mana Drain
Instant
$51.22
Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.
Big Score
Instant
$0.37
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Prismari Command
Instant
$0.32
Choose two —
• Prismari Command deals 2 damage to any target.
• Target player draws two cards, then discards two cards.
• Target player creates a Treasure token.
• Destroy target artifact.
Unexpected Windfall
Instant
$3.3
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards and create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Sorceries (3)
Windfall
Sorcery
$4.99
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Faithless Looting
Sorcery
$0.34
Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Flashback {2}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Artifacts (5)
Skullclamp
Artifact — Equipment
$4.82
Equipped creature gets +1/-1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.
Equip {1}
Bident of Thassa
Legendary Enchantment Artifact
$0.4
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
{1}{U}, {T}: Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.
Wayfarer's Bauble
Artifact
$0.3
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Enchantments (4)
Impact Tremors
Enchantment
$2.69
Whenever a creature you control enters, this enchantment deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Teferi's Ageless Insight
Legendary Enchantment
$3.89
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.
Shared Animosity
Enchantment
$3.88
Whenever a creature you control attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking creature that shares a creature type with it.
Rhystic Study
Enchantment
$67.53
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {1}.
Lands (37)
Mystic Sanctuary
Land — Island
$1.11
({T}: Add {U}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Desolate Lighthouse
Land
$0.2
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Lonely Sandbar
Land
$0.17
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.
Cycling {U} ({U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Forgotten Cave
Land
$0.13
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
Cycling {R} ({R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Otawara, Soaring City
Legendary Land
$26.49
{T}: Add {U}.
Channel — {3}{U}, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Temple of the False God
Land
$0.17
{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.
Geier Reach Sanitarium
Legendary Land
$2.09
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Each player draws a card, then discards a card.
Mistrise Village
Land
$6.98
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Forest.
{T}: Add {U}.
{U}, {T}: The next spell you cast this turn can't be countered.
Urza's Saga
Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga
$36.03
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}."
II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Three Tree City
Legendary Land
$28.42
As Three Tree City enters, choose a creature type.
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to the number of creatures you control of the chosen type.
Cephalid Coliseum
Land
$0.34
{T}: Add {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Threshold — {U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Target player draws three cards, then discards three cards. Activate only if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
Basic lands: 16 Island 9 Mountain
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