High Power EDH with I Hate Your Deck! | Marchesa vs Sythis vs Omnath vs Purphoros

Deck Strategies

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  Marchesa, the Black Rose

  Utilizes reanimation and the dethrone mechanic to grow creatures with +1/+1 counters and maintain board presence through graveyard recursion, aiming to overwhelm opponents with resilient threats.

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  Omnath, Locus of Creation

  Focuses on landfall synergies to generate treasures, ramp mana, and gain incremental card advantage while dealing damage with Omnath's triggers, controlling the pace of the game.

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  Sythis, Harvest's Hand

  An enchantress deck that casts multiple enchantments to draw cards, gain life, and control the board, using enchantment synergies to lock down opponents and maintain advantage.

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  Purphoros, God of the Forge

  A token-focused deck that generates a mass of Goblin tokens and uses Purphoros' damage ability to burn all opponents, leveraging Norin the Wary for repeated damage triggers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Norin the Wary was pivotal in maximizing Purphoros’ damage by repeatedly entering the battlefield and triggering damage to all opponents.

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  Marchesa’s use of Gravecrawler combined with reanimation spells created a resilient board state that grew stronger through dethrone triggers.

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  Sythis’ enchantment-based draw engine allowed its pilot to maintain card advantage and life gain, enabling continuous pressure and board control.

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  Omnath’s landfall synergies and treasure generation provided consistent ramp and incremental damage, allowing the player to keep up with more aggressive decks.

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  The use of Dockside Extortionist early in the game generated a large number of treasures, accelerating mana production and enabling explosive plays.

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  The interaction of multiple draw triggers (Sythis, Esper Sentinel, Rhystic effects) led to significant card advantage swings during key turns.

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  Purphoros’ damage output steadily pressured all opponents, forcing them to respond quickly to avoid lethal burn from token swarms.

Notable Cards

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  Norin the Wary

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  Gravecrawler

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  Metallic Mimic

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  Tireless Provisioner

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  Authority of the Consuls

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  Greater Auramancy

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Sylvan Library

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  Aura of Silence

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  Esper Sentinel

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  Thrill of Possibility

Summary

The Commander game featured four powerful decks each piloted by a skilled player. The game started with typical ramp and setup plays, with players developing their mana bases and establishing early board presence. Marchesa's deck leveraged reanimation and graveyard recursion, particularly using Gravecrawler and Metallic Mimic to quickly build a threatening board with +1/+1 counters. Omnath's player focused on landfall synergies, generating treasures and incremental advantage through cards like Tireless Provisioner and Sylvan Library, while also dealing damage with Omnath triggers. Sithis, the enchantress deck aimed to lock down the board and draw cards through enchantment synergies, casting powerful enchantments like Authority of the Consuls and Smothering Tithe to gain life and card advantage. Purphoros' deck aggressively sought to flood the board with Goblin tokens and burn the opponents through Purphoros' damage triggers, utilizing Norin the Wary to maximize damage output each turn.