HOW GOOD ARE MONO RED COMMANDERS IN cEDH? w/ KEEPING IT CASUAL - SLICER vs ANIMAR vs MAGDA vs ATRAXA

Deck Strategies

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  This deck relies on creating and sacrificing Treasures to fetch powerful artifacts or Dragons from the deck. It uses various interactions to create an infinite loop for generating Treasures, which are then used to fuel a win condition.

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  This deck focuses on playing creatures and building up counters on Animar, reducing the cost of subsequent creatures. The goal is to create explosive turns with a mix of large creatures and value engines.

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  Atraxa, Grand Unifier

  This deck aims to take advantage of Atraxa's proliferate ability to enhance various counters, including +1/+1 counters on creatures and loyalty counters on planeswalkers. The deck usually wins through incremental advantage and combat damage.

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  Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist

  This unique deck uses the switch mechanic of the commander to disrupt normal gameplay, forcing players to change their strategies and manage their resources carefully. The deck utilizes cards that synergize with the commander's switching mechanic to gain advantage and control the board.

Gameplay Insights

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  The game was heavily influenced by the unique mechanic of Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist, which had to be passed around between players, disrupting normal strategies.

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  The use of Clock of Omens and Academy Manufacturer in the Magda deck created an impressive combo for an infinite damage win condition.

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  The Clown Car artifact played a crucial role in protecting the Karn Planeswalker and enabling the final combo for the Magda deck.

Notable Cards

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  Clock of Omens

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  Goblin Engineer

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  Clown Car

Summary

In this gameplay, the decks were centered around Magda, Brazen Outlaw; Atraxa, Grand Unifier; Slicer, Hired Muscle // Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist; and Animar, Soul of Elements. The game had a dynamic start with all players keeping up the pace, setting up their boards with various powerful artifacts and creatures. As the game progressed, the Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist created an intriguing dynamic, as it had to be passed around between players, causing shifts in the board state and affecting combat strategies. Eventually, the game came down to a battle between the two mono-red decks (Magda and Slicer). The game ended with an impressive combo from the Magda deck, which used a loop with Clock of Omens, Academy Manufacturer, and Goblin Engineer to create infinite Treasures and other artifacts, and then funneled them into Skargan Hellkite for infinite damage.