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Nitpicking Nerds vs EDHijinks 🤓 ft. Pantlaza, Tazri, Zaffai & Svella | Ep. #110

Elder Dragon Hijinks


Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

    The deck seems to focus on dinosaurs and aims to gain advantage by discovering lands and gaining life equal to creature's toughness.

  • General Tazri

    General Tazri

    This deck is ally-themed, aiming to build up a number of allies and potentially mill opponents.

  • Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

    Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

    The game plan revolves around spells and ramp, aiming to gain value from high CMC spells.

  • Svella, Ice Shaper

    Svella, Ice Shaper

    This deck aims to ramp and utilize Svella's ice counters to gain advantage, although the commander was exiled early in the game.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Pantlaza player's decision to play Verin Suns Avatar for gaining life could be a significant advantage in the long run.

  • 2

    The exiling of Svella, Ice Shaper by Zaffai player's Reality Shift could potentially disrupt Svella player's game plan.

  • 3

    The General Tazri player's use of Halimar Excavator could potentially disrupt opponents if the ally count is high.

Notable Cards

  • Curious Herd

    Curious Herd

  • Halimar Excavator

    Halimar Excavator

  • Arcane Signet

    Arcane Signet

  • Reality Shift

    Reality Shift

  • Overgrowth

    Overgrowth

Gameplay Summary

The game started off with each player setting their strategies into motion.

Pantlaza, Sun-Favored player focused on dinosaur-themed plays, with the Curious Herd uncovering lands and even making a significant seven-mana play for Verin Suns Avatar, gaining life equal to the creature's toughness.

The General Tazri player was building an ally-themed deck, making sure to use the Halimar Excavator for potential mill strategies.

Meanwhile, Zaffai, Thunder Conductor player was laying groundwork for a spell-focused strategy, playing Arcane Signet and Talisman for ramp, and even casting Zaffai on the field.

Lastly, the Svella, Ice Shaper player was keen on ramping with Overgrowth and had Svella on the field, although it got exiled by Reality Shift from Zaffai's side.

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