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Skithiryx vs First Sliver (Jegantha) | Round 1 | Regran 051522 | Duel Commander

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

    Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

    Utilize Infect to quickly accumulate poison counters on opponents, combining aggressive attacks with evasion to close out the game before opponents can stabilize.

  • The First Sliver

    The First Sliver

    Build a synergistic sliver army that buffs all creatures on the board, leveraging tribal synergies to overwhelm opponents with large, interconnected creatures.

  • Jegantha, the Wellspring

    Jegantha, the Wellspring

    Generate mana of any color to enable flexible casting and ramp, aiming to outvalue opponents through efficient resource generation and spellcasting.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Skithiryx’s Infect damage pressured opponents to prioritize removal or blockers to prevent poison counters from accumulating.

  • 2

    The First Sliver’s tribal synergy allowed for rapid board development, forcing reactive plays from opponents to control the growing threat.

  • 3

    Jegantha’s mana generation facilitated casting diverse spells, providing flexibility but requiring careful resource management to keep pace with aggressive decks.

Notable Cards

  • Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

    Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

  • The First Sliver

    The First Sliver

  • Jegantha, the Wellspring

    Jegantha, the Wellspring

Gameplay Summary

The Duel Commander match featured three distinct decks led by Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon, The First Sliver, and Jegantha, the Wellspring.

The game unfolded with Skithiryx aiming to leverage its Infect ability to apply fast, incremental damage, threatening opponents with poison counters.

The First Sliver deck sought to utilize its tribal synergy, rapidly buffing its creatures and overwhelming the board with interconnected slivers that boost each other’s stats and abilities.

Jegantha, the Wellspring, played a more value-oriented role, generating additional mana through its ability to produce mana of any color, enabling diverse spells and ramp strategies.

The overall flow of the game saw critical moments where board presence shifted dramatically due to the slivers’ collective power and Skithiryx’s aggressive Infect damage, forcing players to respond with removal or defensive plays.

The game’s turning point centered around one player achieving a combo or a lethal board state through either poison counters or overwhelming tribal power, concluding the match decisively.

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