Commander's Conclave: 21 | EDH/Commander Gameplay | Lathril, Ghired, Teysa, Yuriko

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Ghired, Conclave Exile

  Populate the board with numerous tokens, use Doubling Season and Anointed Procession to double token output, and give all creatures haste to enable immediate attacks, aiming for a token swarm victory.

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  Teysa Karlov

  Leverage Teysa's ability to double death triggers and create vigilance and lifelink tokens, stacking triggers for value and control to win through attrition and incremental advantage.

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  Lathril, Blade of the Elves

  Generate a large number of elves with utility effects to overwhelm opponents in an aggressive, token-based strategy that focuses on wide board presence and potential mass damage.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Utilize ninjutsu to sneak creatures into combat, triggering top-deck reveals that cause opponents to lose life equal to the mana cost of revealed cards, supported by counterspells and instant-speed interaction to maintain control.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ghired's use of Doubling Season and Anointed Procession drastically increased token production, creating a fast and wide board that pressured opponents quickly.

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  Teysa Karlov's doubling of death triggers allowed for significant value generation from creature deaths, synergizing well with token generation and vigilance lifelink abilities to sustain board presence.

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  Yuriko's ninjutsu mechanic was used to trigger opponent life loss by revealing high converted mana cost cards from the top of the library, creating a unique and potent form of incremental damage.

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  The game featured a notable tempo shift when Devoted Druid was used to accumulate counters without paying mana costs, enabling potential combo setups or rapid growth on board.

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  Players balanced aggressive token swarms with control elements, such as counterspells in Yuriko's deck, to interact and delay opponents while setting up their own win conditions.

Notable Cards

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  Doubling Season

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  Anointed Procession

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  Devoted Druid

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  Teysa Karlov

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  Birchlore Rangers

Gameplay Summary