LIER vs LUMRA! Das VIERTELFINALE der DUEL COMMANDER mit @Elderdemonhighlander vs @nomaximumhandsize

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

  A storm combo deck that generates large amounts of mana and casts numerous cheap instant and sorcery spells to build up a storm count. Lier enables flashback on all instants and sorceries, allowing the player to reuse spells from the graveyard to fuel the combo and close the game by milling or storm damage.

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  Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

  A reanimator and land recursion combo deck that uses Lumra’s ability to return multiple lands from the graveyard tapped to the battlefield. Combined with cards like Amulet of Vigor, this deck aims to generate massive mana, dig through the deck rapidly, and win by repeatedly triggering landfall effects or pinging opponents with lands such as Sunspring Desert.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jannick’s use of Candelabra of Tawnos combined with mana doubling lands created a powerful mana engine but required careful management since the artifact must be tapped to untap lands.

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  Casual7 played Trinisphere early to increase the cost of spells to disrupt Jannick’s low-cost storm spells, forcing him to respond creatively by bouncing Trinisphere back to hand to delay it.

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  Casual7’s choice of bounce counters that return spells to hand rather than outright countering helped him cycle through his deck faster while disrupting Jannick’s tempo.

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  Jannick’s strategy relied heavily on cheap spells and card draw to fill the graveyard for flashback, emphasizing the synergy between low-cost spells and graveyard recursion.

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  Lumra’s land recursion and synergy with Amulet of Vigor allowed Casual7 to repeatedly untap lands and trigger landfall effects for incremental damage and card advantage.

Notable Cards

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  Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

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  Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

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  Candelabra of Tawnos

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  Chromatic Lantern

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  Trinisphere

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  Amulet of Vigor

Gameplay Summary