How to play Ovika, the Enigma Goliath Commander Deck in Magic: The Gathering

Ovika is one of the many cards featured in Enigma Goliath Magic: The Gathering Bases set. The card is basically a reprint of the one found in Phyrexia: All Will Be and serves as an excellent commander for new players thanks to its more simple game plan and effects. However, it is as good as Commander's Choice for those who have been playing for a while.

An Ovica, the Enigma Goliath Commander deck is perfect for those who like to cast as many spells as possible. While the entire deck is in izzet (blue/red) colors, non-creature spells and payouts are built around casting, which is perfect for spell strategies.

decklist

decklist 19 creatures, ten enchantments, 13 moments, 15 artifacts, eight enchantments, and 34 land. Most decks have non-creature spells as they are necessary to get the payoff on your creatures.

Key cards

Ovicka, the enigma Goliath

commander of the deck, Ovicka, the enigma Goliath The primary payoff is to cast your spells with high mana values. The The tokens it creates are 1/1But no matter how many you create, you can quickly flood the battlefield with Goblin tokens.

The Tokens are rushed upon entering the battlefieldAllowing them to attack in the same mode you created them. While Ovika has a high casting cost (especially for color combinations that are difficult to ramp), The ward it is in makes it difficult to remove With its built-in security.

Agate stimulant

Regardless of how many tokens the deck makes, cards that deal damage when a creature enters the battlefield are great. Agate stimulant For the best, you can Get two creatures with this effect for one card. It only takes four mana to produce two creatures – about the same cost as it costs to cast two permanent creatures.

If you cast Agate Instigator with Progeny and the spell is countered, the Progeny ability will not trigger because it never enters the battlefield.

with Offspring, tokens are created when the parent spell enters the battlefield. As such, the original Agate Instigator will enter first, followed by the token, which will then trigger the original copy to immediately begin burning cards.

The Sunbird's Call

The Sunbird's Call An amazing card in the deck as it essentially turns all your spells into extra spells you can last for free. The The revealed spell must have a value equal to or less than the originalBut if you cast a big spell, you'll see enough cards to be able to cast at least one for free.

Especially for Ovika, It doesn't care if you spend mana to cast the spell. It only cares about the spell's mana value, so if you manage to cast an expensive spell for free, Ovika will still trigger (as well as triggering for the elemental spell that triggers Summoning of the Sunbird).

Eldrazi monument

Eldrazi monument One of the primary ways to turn your many Phyrexian Goblin tokens into win conditions. this Gives all your creatures flight and a small stat boostWhich is small at first, but once you have an army of 1/1 creatures it can get out of hand very quickly. Since they have indestructibility, this also makes them excellent blockers.

you One animal sacrifice must be paid for the maintenance cost per maintenanceOtherwise you will lose the Eldrazi monument. However, it is very easily paid off as you generate more tokens in the deck.

Magnus Red

Magus red A great way to discount your instant and magic spells. You make a ton of tokens in the Ovica deck, And each token will discount your instant and magic spells by one mana. So if you have five creature tokens, all of them will be discounted by five mana.

Magnus Red Can generate tokens itself by dealing combat damage. It has flight, which makes it easy to connect for damage and ensures you're able to make tokens. This will help you release your other spells which in some cases, if you have rituals to use, will help to cast Ovika first.

How to play the deck

One is Ovika, the Enigma Goliath deck About casting as many non-creature spells as you can and flooding the battlefield with tokens. Ovicka can create a lot, but other cards can create tokens when non-creature spells are cast e.g. Young Pyromancer, Third Path Iconoclast, and Metallurgical summoning.

Like some cards Talrand, Sky Summoner Will create tokens but only for instant and sorcery spells, not all non-creature spells, so make sure you always check before you cast.

You'll have a ton of creatures entering the battlefield, so Burn becomes a viable win-win situation. It is completed with the same card Impact Tremor, Agate Instigator, Purphoros, Lord of the Forgeand Witty RoastmasterAll of which deal damage to your opponents when another creature enters the battlefield under your control. You can burn more quickly City on fire which triples all damage done to permanents or players.

The The deck's primary win condition is to win through burn damage and combat damage. Ovika, the Enigma Goliath can generate multiple creature tokens with similar cards, allowing you to quickly flood the battlefield with creatures. A common enmity and A coat of arms Your goblin token will give stat boosts that make them a much more threatening attacker than a simple 1/1s.

The The deck's biggest downside is its speed. Izzet can't ramp very well, and with spells with high casting costs, it can prove problematic in the early game. It takes some time to set upAnd at that time your opponents may be in a position where they don't have to worry about you. it is Reduced with ritual spells such as Jesca's Will and Heart touching song Which adds more mana to your mana pool than you paid for. However, in the early game, you will likely be defenseless until you can achieve at least minor token generation.