Commander Adventures #14 - Yuriko v. Ghave V. Kaalia of the Vast v. Thrasios/Tymna

Deck Strategies

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Utilizes ninjutsu to sneak in unblockable creatures, triggering commander damage and casting free spells from the top of opponents' libraries to control the game and deal direct damage.

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  Ghave, Guru of Spores

  Creates and manipulates +1/+1 counters and tokens to generate a large board presence, using life drain and discard effects to grind down opponents.

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Cheats big angels, demons, and dragons into play to apply early pressure and close out the game quickly through aggressive combat.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero and Tymna the Weaver

  Leverages efficient ramp, card draw, and disruption spells to maintain control and find key pieces, aiming to outvalue opponents with incremental advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Yuriko's ninjutsu activations were pivotal, enabling multiple triggers that dealt significant damage and allowed casting of disruptive spells for free, swinging the game tempo.

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  Ghave's combination of Slimefoot, Driven // Despair, and Blood Artist created a potent drain and discard engine, pressuring multiple opponents simultaneously.

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  Kaalia leveraged her commander to cheat in high-impact creatures like Hellkite Tyrant to eliminate a key opponent, using attack triggers and tutoring effectively.

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  The Protean Hulk sacrifice combo facilitated a strong creature combo with Slimefoot and Blood Artist, enabling large damage output and life drain.

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  Thrasios and Tymna's use of Fact or Fiction and Brainstorm helped maintain card advantage, though they were unable to stabilize against aggressive and combo-oriented threats.

Notable Cards

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  Baleful Strix

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  Authority of the Consuls

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  Protean Hulk

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  Slimefoot, the Stowaway

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  Driven // Despair

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  Blood Artist

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  Talisman of Dominance

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  Isochron Scepter

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and deploying early utility creatures and enchantments. Eric on Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow, used evasive ninjutsu attacks to trigger Yuriko's ability multiple times, dealing incremental damage and disrupting opponents' hands by casting spells from revealed cards. Juan on Ghave, Guru of Spores, built a wide board with tokens and +1/+1 counters, leveraging creatures like Slimefoot, the Stowaway combined with Driven // Despair to drain life and force discards from opponents. Katelyn on Kaalia of the Vast focused on cheating powerful angels, demons, and dragons into play, using aggressive attacks and tutored threats to pressure the table. Jeff on Thrasios and Tymna played a value-oriented game with card draw, ramp, and disruption, including Brainstorm, Dark Ritual, and Fact or Fiction to maintain options.