Commander VS S7E7: Yidris vs Atraxa vs Breya vs Saskia

Deck Strategies

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  Saskia the Unyielding

  Leverages aggressive combat by forcing attacks and making creatures unblockable or indestructible, aiming to overwhelm opponents with multiple damage sources in one turn.

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  Breya, Etherium Shaper

  Focuses on artifact synergies, using artifact recursion and powerful artifact creatures along with Darksteel Forge to control the board and win through artifact dominance without resorting to infinite combos.

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  Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder

  Built around a combo-heavy plan with numerous interactions designed to chain spells and generate value, aiming to break the game open with cascade triggers and complex synergies.

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  A versatile deck that can either leverage planeswalker Super Friends support or a more budget-friendly build, focusing on incremental value and board presence without heavy reliance on combos.

Gameplay Insights

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  Saskia's deck used Dromoka's Command to give her creatures unblockable status, maximizing her commander’s forced combat ability.

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  Breya's player included Darksteel Forge to protect artifacts from removal and Goblin Welder to recycle artifacts, enabling resilience against board wipes.

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  Yidris's player incorporated multiple combo pieces to enable a high-impact cascade strategy, though acknowledged the build's fragility and complexity.

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  The players balanced upgrades within the $200 budget, focusing on key cards that would synergize tightly with their commander’s inherent abilities and game plan.

Notable Cards

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  Dromoka's Command

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  Frontline Medic

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  Bloom Tender

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  Darksteel Forge

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  Goblin Welder

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  Helm of the Host

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  Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

Summary

The game featured four commanders from the 2016 preconstructed decks, each customized with a $200 budget for upgrades. Saskia the Unyielding's deck focused on aggressive combat, enhanced by key additions such as the Dromoka's Command to make attacks unblockable and Frontline Medic to provide indestructibility during combat. This aggressive approach aimed to maximize damage through multiple attackers. Breya, Etherium Shaper's deck leaned heavily into artifact synergies, incorporating powerful cards like Darksteel Forge and Goblin Welder to facilitate artifact recursion and control the board, while threatening opponents with artifact-based combos without relying on infinite combos. Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder was revamped with a complex, combo-oriented strategy, emphasizing multiple synergistic interactions, though it was acknowledged as a high-risk, potentially powerful build that could either excel or falter dramatically. Atraxa, Praetors' Voice's build was noted for its versatility, with two main directions in mind: a planeswalker Super Friends strategy or a more budget-conscious approach, though the video did not focus on extensive graveyard or combo interactions in this iteration.