Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor VS Orvar, the All-Form VS Loot, the Pathfinder VS Brenard commander game play

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor

  Utilizes card discard synergies and devotion for incremental advantage, leveraging creatures like Speed Demon and Bone Miser to drain opponents' life totals while generating card advantage and mana.

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  Loot, the Pathfinder

  Employs Vanifar to sacrifice Loot and find powerful creatures, enabling combos and value plays through recursion and huge threats, often supported by equipment and cascade spells.

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  Orvar, the All-Form

  Focuses on copying instant and sorcery spells to generate tokens and value, using unblockable attacks and repeated triggers to apply pressure and control the battlefield.

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  Brenard, Ginger Sculptor

  Generates value through enchantments and tokens, controlling the board with effects like On Wings of Gold and defensive creatures, and supports token synergy and incremental advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Desmond's use of Speed Demon to generate card draw and increase speed counters was a key engine for resource advantage and life drain.

• 2

  Eric's timely Spectacular Pileup board wipe reset the board and allowed him to stabilize with Leeline of Transformation, protecting his Golem creatures.

• 3

  Kuzno's Vanifar enabled powerful creature recursion combos including sacrificing Loot to find Atali, which synergized well with sword equipment for damage and card advantage.

• 4

  The countering of Food Chain with Volvian Hex Catcher prevented a potentially game-breaking combo.

• 5

  Repeated use of Orvar's ability to create token copies of creatures and spells kept up constant pressure and value generation.

• 6

  Strategic equipment plays, such as equipping Shadow Spear to make Orvar unblockable and Sword of Fire and Ice to enable card draw and direct damage, were pivotal in controlling combat outcomes.

• 7

  Desmond's heavy discard to trigger Gix's abilities and generate mana was a strong move preparing for a late-game win condition.

Notable Cards

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  Deep-Cavern Bat

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  Orvar, the All-Form

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  Sword of Fire and Ice

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  Spectacular Pileup

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  Blood Artist

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  Bone Miser

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  Slip Out the Back

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  Maelstrom Wanderer

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  Oko, Thief of Crowns

Gameplay Summary