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Ovika, Enigma Goliath

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Nightmare

Flying
Ward—{3}, Pay 3 life.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create X 1/1 red Phyrexian Goblin creature tokens, where X is the mana value of that spell. They gain haste until end of turn.

CMC
7
Mana cost
{5}{U}{R}
Color identity
RU
Rarity
rare
Set
Phyrexia: All Will Be One Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#3292
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Ovika, Enigma Goliath card art
Ovika, Enigma Goliath turns every noncreature spell into a board — cast an instant or sorcery and you're getting a wave of 1/1 Phyrexian tokens scaled to that spell's mana value, which snowballs fast in any spell-heavy shell. The cost is seven mana, which is real, but Veyran, Voice of Duality and Magnus the Red both treat that price as acceptable given what Ovika produces the moment it resolves.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Magnus the Red

Magnus the Red

53.0% of decks · synergy 0.47

Magnus the Red copies instants and sorceries, and every copy Ovika, Enigma Goliath sees triggers another token flood — the two commanders don't just stack, they multiply each other's output spell by spell.

02

Ashling, Rekindled

50.7% of decks · synergy 0.45

Ashling, Rekindled casts spells from graveyards and opponents' libraries, giving Ovika, Enigma Goliath a constant stream of noncreature spells to convert into tokens without spending cards from hand.

03
Neera, Wild Mage

Neera, Wild Mage

47.9% of decks · synergy 0.42

Neera, Wild Mage randomly casts high-mana-value spells for free, and Ovika, Enigma Goliath converts those free casts into proportionally massive token swings — the higher the accidental hit, the bigger the army.

04
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer

32.5% of decks · synergy 0.27

Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer wants a critical mass of tokens to copy into something threatening, and Ovika, Enigma Goliath can fill the board with Phyrexian tokens in a single spell-heavy turn, giving Brudiclad exactly the fodder it needs.

05
Kasla, the Broken Halo

Kasla, the Broken Halo

23.4% of decks · synergy 0.21

Kasla, the Broken Halo rewards casting spells with counters and value, and Ovika, Enigma Goliath adds a token-generation layer on top of that engine, converting each Kasla trigger into board presence.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Ovika, Enigma Goliath belongs — seven mana is acceptable in a 40-life multiplayer format where a single resolved Ovika can produce enough tokens to close the game across multiple spell casts. In Modern and Pioneer, seven mana is a near-disqualifying cost; there's no realistic shell that wants to wait that long for a payoff that doesn't win on the spot. Legacy and Vintage have the fast mana to theoretically cheat it into play, but there are more efficient finishers at every point on the curve. Oathbreaker is a reasonable home if you're pairing it with a cheap signature spell that immediately triggers the token ability.

Key Combos

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Ovika, Enigma Goliath isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the most accurate current number. Given its inclusion rates in Magnus the Red and Neera, Wild Mage builds — both popular commanders — demand is consistent enough that it rarely bottoms out entirely.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.