New Partner Commanders in Action! Vial Smasher, Tymna & More | Magic the Gathering EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

  This deck aims to get Vial Smasher out early and uses his ability to deal random damage based on the casting cost of the first spell each turn. It includes spells with high casting costs to maximize damage output.

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  Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

  Jimmy's deck is built around Shu Yun's prowess and his ability to give creatures double strike, utilizing spells to pump up Shu Yun and deal massive damage.

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  Kresh the Bloodbraided

  Craig's deck is designed to benefit from creatures dying, with Kresh gaining counters for each creature that dies. It includes a number of edict effects to force opponents to sacrifice creatures.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  Alex's deck is a Birthing Pod deck, using Tymna for card draw and life gain. The deck is designed to sacrifice creatures to Birthing Pod for value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Josh's decision to Chaos Warp Craig's Massacre Worm ended up backfiring when Craig flipped Avenger of Zendikar, creating a new problem for the group.

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  Josh's use of Volcanic Vision was a crucial play, not only taking out most of the plant tokens generated by Avenger of Zendikar but also dealing damage to all opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Chaos Warp

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  Avenger of Zendikar

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  Volcanic Vision

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  Birthing Pod

Summary

The game starts off with players aggressively ramping their mana bases, particularly Jimmy who drew into the ramp section of his deck. Josh managed to get his general, Vial Smasher the Fierce, out early and the game takes a turn when Craig plays Massacre Worm, wiping out most of the board and dealing a significant amount of damage. Despite this setback, Josh uses Chaos Warp on Massacre Worm, only for Craig to flip Avenger of Zendikar, creating a new problem for the group. However, Josh manages to mitigate this issue by casting Volcanic Vision, taking out most of the plant tokens generated by Avenger of Zendikar.