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MTG Commander Gameplay | Mayael, Tiamat, Kodama and Halana, Erebos | EP43

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Erebos, God of the Dead

Erebos, God of the Dead

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Kodama of the East Tree

Kodama of the East Tree

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Halana, Kessig Ranger

Halana, Kessig Ranger

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Tiamat

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Mayael the Anima

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Kodama of the East Tree Halana, Kessig Ranger

    Kodama of the East Tree & Halana, Kessig Ranger

    A midrange deck focused on triggering creature ETB effects and leveraging Kodama's ability to cheat permanents into play, aiming for infinite combos with treasures, food, or clues to generate overwhelming value and board presence.

  • Tiamat

    Tiamat

    A dragon tribal and big creature deck that tutors for powerful dragons to build a resilient board and overwhelm opponents with large flying threats.

  • Mayael the Anima

    Mayael the Anima

    A big creature-focused deck that cheats high-power creatures onto the battlefield using Mayael's ability, aiming to win through raw creature power and synergy.

  • Erebos, God of the Dead

    Erebos, God of the Dead

    A control-oriented mono-black deck that uses Erebos to prevent life gain, draw cards at the cost of life, and control the board with strong removal and resilient threats.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Kodama's ability to cheat permanents onto the battlefield enabled combo potential with infinite treasures, food, and clues, generating large amounts of value and card draw.

  • 2

    Tiamat's role as a dragon tutor allowed quick access to powerful dragons, creating a resilient and threatening board state.

  • 3

    Mayael's ability to put creatures with power five or greater directly onto the battlefield bypassed normal casting costs, accelerating the deck's win condition of overwhelming the board with big threats.

  • 4

    Erebos's prevention of life gain was a subtle but impactful control element, shutting down opponents' life-gain strategies and slowing their recovery.

  • 5

    Early ramp and card advantage spells like Soul Ring and Liliana of the Dark Realms were critical in accelerating mana and maintaining board presence.

  • 6

    Players focused on midrange and value plays early, indicating an expected faster pace and more competitive game than usual.

Notable Cards

  • Kodama of the East Tree

    Kodama of the East Tree

  • Halana, Kessig Ranger

    Halana, Kessig Ranger

  • Tiamat

    Tiamat

  • Mayael the Anima

    Mayael the Anima

  • Erebos, God of the Dead

    Erebos, God of the Dead

  • Liliana of the Dark Realms

    Liliana of the Dark Realms

  • Castle Garenbrig

    Castle Garenbrig

Gameplay Summary

The game began with each player setting up their mana base and early plays, including ramp and utility artifacts.

Kodama of the East Tree and Halana, Kessig Ranger focused on building value with creatures that triggered damage and allowed additional permanents to enter the battlefield, looking to generate infinite combos with treasures, food, or clues.

Tiamat aimed for resilience and powerful dragon synergies, tutoring for key dragon win conditions.

Mayael the Anima sought to deploy large creatures by using her ability to cheat big threats onto the battlefield, leveraging a suite of powerful creatures to dominate the board.

Erebos, God of the Dead played a controlling and attrition-based game, leveraging his indestructibility and preventing opponents from gaining life, applying pressure while drawing cards by paying life.

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