Tevesh/Prava vs Akiri vs Sakashima/Vial vs Yuriko [EDH/Commander Magic The Gathering Gameplay] 2021

Deck Strategies

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Utilizes ninjutsu to stealthily attack with evasive creatures, triggering top-deck reveals to deal damage and generate card advantage, aiming to close out the game with incremental and burst ninja damage.

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces / Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Grixis midrange with a dice roll synergy, creating multiple copies of dice-rolling creatures to deal damage and accumulate advantage through randomness and incremental damage.

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools / Prava of the Steel Legion

  Control and grind with heavy discard, board wipes, and disruption to stall the early game, aiming to win in the late game with powerful finishers and value engines.

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  Akiri, Fearless Voyager

  Aggressive Voltron build focusing on equipping and protecting Akiri to deal large amounts of combat damage quickly to opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Yuriko's ninjutsu ability was effectively used to maximize damage output and card advantage by revealing high-impact spells from the top of the deck.

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  The use of Jace, the Mind Sculptor's brainstorm and bounce abilities helped Yuriko's player maintain control and set up lethal damage sequences.

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  Tevesh Szat's player opted to concede upon realizing they could not regain control, demonstrating the importance of recognizing unwinnable positions in multiplayer EDH.

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  The Grixis midrange player leveraged Ancient Tomb and Dragon Skull Summit for explosive mana acceleration to cast Sakashima copying Obosh for double damage triggers.

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  Yuriko’s final victory was secured through a combination of combat damage triggers and a well-timed Commandeer that dealt lethal damage to all opponents simultaneously.

Notable Cards

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  Jace, the Mind Sculptor

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  Commandeer

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  Temporal Trespass

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  Treasure Cruise

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  Sin Prodder

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  Obosh, the Preypiercer

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

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  Hammer of Nazahn

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

Summary

The game featured four players piloting distinct decks with different strategies. The Yuriko player focused on tempo and card advantage, leveraging Yuriko's ninjutsu ability to repeatedly deal damage and trigger powerful top-deck reveals. Early on, Yuriko applied steady pressure by attacking with evasive creatures and revealed impactful cards like Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Temporal Trespass, dealing damage to multiple opponents simultaneously. The Grixis midrange deck led by Sakashima and Vial Smasher aimed to maximize dice rolls from multiple copies of Violent Master, generating incremental damage and card advantage. Meanwhile, the Tevesh Szat and Prava deck played a controlling game with discard, board wipes, and late-game finishers, but struggled to establish a foothold. The Akiri Voltron deck focused on equipping and protecting its commander for direct combat damage but was unable to close the game quickly enough. The turning point came when the Yuriko player assembled lethal damage through a sequence of ninjutsu activations and revealed a crucial Commandeer, dealing final damage to all opponents and winning decisively.