Ragavan vs Emrakul vs Baral vs Minthara | Commander Melee S2:E4 | EDH Gameplay by @KingdomsTV MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Baral, Chief of Compliance

  The deck’s game plan revolves around playing a control style, using counterspells to disrupt opponents' strategies and gaining card advantage by drawing and discarding cards.

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  Emrakul, the Promised End

  This deck aims to ramp up as quickly as possible to cast its high-cost commander and take over opponents' turns.

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  Minthara, Merciless Soul

  The Minthara deck is a token-focused strategy that utilizes sacrifice synergies to gain value and overpower opponents.

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

  The Ragavan deck focuses on making use of Ragavan's ability to create treasure tokens, utilizing these for ramp and artifact synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer in combination with Sword of Hearth and Home created a significant amount of ramp and board presence.

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  The Baral deck effectively used control elements to disrupt the strategies of other players.

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  The Emrakul deck's early ramp and the threat of Oblivion Stone shaped the course of the game.

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  The Minthara deck utilized tokens and sacrifice effects to create a formidable board state.

Notable Cards

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Sword of Hearth and Home

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  Oblivion Stone

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  Baral, Chief of Compliance

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  Minthara, Merciless Soul

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Ancient Copper Dragon

Summary

The game was an exciting battle of strategies and tactics, with a variety of decks showcasing their unique strengths. The game started with each player establishing their board states and ramping up their resources. Notably, the Ragavan deck showcased a strong synergy with the Sword of Hearth and Home, generating a significant amount of treasure tokens. The Emrakul deck ramped quickly, threatening the board with an Oblivion Stone. The Baral deck played a control game, hindering opponents with counterspells and taking control of key artifacts. The Minthara deck focused on creating tokens and gaining value from sacrifice effects. Unfortunately, the game was cut short and the winner wasn't determined.