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Shorikai vs Braids | Round 2 | MMM 050122 | Duel Commander

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Shorikai, Genesis Engine

Shorikai, Genesis Engine

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Braids, Cabal Minion

Braids, Cabal Minion

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Utilizes artifact synergies and efficient spells to generate card advantage and board presence, aiming to outvalue opponents and control the game tempo through incremental benefits and resilient threats.

  • Braids, Cabal Minion

    Braids, Cabal Minion

    Centers around disruption by forcing opponents to sacrifice permanents each turn, limiting their ability to develop the board and execute their game plan, while gradually gaining control of the game state.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Braids' consistent sacrifice triggers were pivotal in disrupting Shorikai's board development, forcing careful resource management.

  • 2

    Shorikai's ability to generate incremental value through artifact synergies provided resilience against Braids' disruption.

  • 3

    The game highlighted the importance of tempo and timing when deploying threats and disruption in a Duel Commander setting.

Notable Cards

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  • Braids, Cabal Minion

    Braids, Cabal Minion

Gameplay Summary

The Duel Commander match featured a clash between Shorikai, Genesis Engine and Braids, Cabal Minion.

The game likely revolved around Shorikai's artifact and color-fixing synergy, aiming to control the board with efficient creatures and powerful spells while generating incremental value from its abilities.

Braids, on the other hand, focused on disruptive gameplay, leveraging Braids, Cabal Minion's ability to force players to sacrifice permanents, thereby controlling the board state and slowly eroding the opponent's resources.

Key moments probably included Braids' repeated sacrifice triggers stalling Shorikai's board development and Shorikai's attempts to push through with resilient threats and card advantage engines.

The interaction between Braids' disruption and Shorikai's artifact synergies created a tense back-and-forth, with tempo and resource management being critical.

The match would have culminated in one player establishing a dominant board presence or combo to secure the win.

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