All will be one! EP: 4 Prosper v Neyali v Ixhel v Karumonix [EDH gameplay]

Deck Strategies

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  Prosper, Tome-Bound

  Leverages exiling the top card of the library to play cards from exile, generating treasure tokens for ramp and card advantage, focusing on value and resource acceleration.

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  Neyali, Suns' Vanguard

  Token-focused aggressive deck that generates numerous tokens and boosts them with double strike, using attacks to exile cards from the top of the library for additional casting options and overwhelming opponents.

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  Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

  Uses toxic counters and the corrupted mechanic to poison opponents and exile cards from their libraries, allowing casting from exile and applying incremental pressure with flying vigilance creatures.

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  Karumonix, the Rat King

  Rat tribal deck centered on toxic counters and proliferate to increase poison counters on opponents, drawing and filtering cards through the commander’s ability to reveal rat cards from the top of the library.

Gameplay Insights

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  Share the Spoils significantly accelerates the game by exiling cards from each player's library and allowing casting from exile with mana of any color, synergizing well with decks that manipulate the exile zone.

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  Neyali’s token generation combined with double strike and the ability to cast cards from exile creates potent attack phases that pressure opponents both on board and through card advantage.

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  Karumonix’s rat tribal toxic mechanic benefits greatly from proliferate, increasing poison counters quickly to leverage the infect-style win condition.

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  Ixhel’s corrupted ability punishes opponents with poison counters while exiling cards from their libraries, enabling a disruptive and aggressive playstyle.

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  Players utilize mana ramp artifacts like Soul Ring and Mind Stone early to accelerate deployments and maintain tempo.

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  The interplay between exiling cards and casting them from exile creates dynamic resource management and opens up strategic opportunities for tempo swings.

Notable Cards

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  Staff of the Storyteller

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  Share the Spoils

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  Heroic Reinforcements

Summary

The game features four players piloting the Phyrexia: All Will Be One preconstructed decks, each led by Prosper, Tome-Bound; Neyali, Suns' Vanguard; Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa; and Karumonix, the Rat King. Early turns focus on ramping mana and setting up board presence, with players casting mana rocks like Soul Ring and Staff of the Storyteller, and establishing token generation. Neyali's deck capitalizes on creating tokens and leveraging double strike to push damage, while Prosper's deck focuses on exiling cards for free casting and treasure generation. Karumonix establishes a rat tribal theme with toxic counters, synergizing with proliferate mechanics, and Ixhel uses toxicity and corrupted mechanics to exile opponents' cards and cast spells from exile. The interaction between exiling cards and playing them from exile, especially through cards like Share the Spoils, becomes a key gameplay element, accelerating pace and resource availability. Combat starts with token attacks enhanced by Neyali’s double strike and various buffs, applying pressure with both poison counters and traditional damage. Players carefully manage resources and triggers to maintain tempo and maximize value from their commanders' mechanics.