DRAWING ALL THE CARDS!!! EDH Gameplay 118 - Prossh VS Atraxa VS Unesh VS Urza

Deck Strategies

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  Prossh, Skyraider of Kher

  Aggressively ramp with elves and mana sources to create a large army of tokens, leveraging sacrifice outlets and life drain effects to control the board and chip away at opponents' life totals.

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  Atraxa, Praetors' Voice

  Build a synergistic board through proliferate, counters, and enchantments while disrupting opponents with removal and board wipes, aiming for incremental growth and control.

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  Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign

  Utilize the commander’s ability to reveal and sort cards from the library, drawing extra cards and dealing flying damage to gain incremental advantage and outvalue opponents.

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  Urza, Lord Protector

  Leverage artifact ramp and control elements combined with powerful artifact creatures and card draw engines like Consecrated Sphinx to dominate the midgame with overwhelming value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Unesh's ability to reveal and sort the top cards of the library multiple times allowed for massive card draw and strategic manipulation of the deck to avoid lands and maximize value.

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  Urza’s deployment of Consecrated Sphinx created a powerful card draw engine that forced opponents to deal with it quickly or risk falling behind in resources.

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  Prossh's token generation combined with sacrifice synergies put continuous pressure on opponents, enabling incremental life loss while maintaining board presence.

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  Atraxa’s use of Reality Shift on key threats delayed opponents’ tempo but ultimately was insufficient to stop the card draw engines feeding Unesh and Urza.

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  Multiple attacks involving commanders and evasive creatures forced opponents into difficult decisions and chipped away at life totals steadily throughout the game.

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  Repeated failure by players to guess the correct top card of their libraries during Unesh’s triggered abilities led to valuable card filtering and deck manipulation.

Notable Cards

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  Consecrated Sphinx

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  Conundrum Sphinx

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  Swiftfoot Boots

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  Blood Artist

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  Elvish Mystic

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  Squee, Goblin Nabob

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Thoughtcast

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  Thirst for Knowledge

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  Reality Shift

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  Fauna Shaman

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  Genesis Hydra

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  Tasha's Hideous Laughter

Summary

The game began with all four players setting up their respective strategies through early ramp and utility plays. Urza, Lord Protector focused on artifact control and card draw, quickly establishing a board presence with artifact creatures and ramp spells. Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign capitalized on its ability to reveal and sort cards from the library, gaining card advantage and applying steady pressure through multiple attacks with flying sphinx creatures. Atraxa, Praetors' Voice developed board presence with enchantments and proliferate synergies, aiming to stabilize and grow her board while disrupting opponents. Prossh, Skyraider of Kher ramped aggressively with elves and mana dorks, creating a swarm of tokens and leveraging sacrifice synergies to drain life and maintain pressure on the table. Key turning points included Unesh's repeated successful use of its ability to manipulate the top of the library, drawing extra cards and dealing consistent damage through flying attackers. Urza’s deployment of powerful artifacts and creatures like Consecrated Sphinx enabled massive card draw that further fueled his control strategy. Prossh’s token generation and sacrifice outlets created a resilient board state that kept opponents on edge. Atraxa’s timely use of board wipes and reality shifts momentarily slowed Urza’s momentum but failed to fully halt the escalating card advantage of Unesh and Urza. The game’s unique conclusion involved the overwhelming card draw engines and incremental damage leading to a natural attrition of opponents, showcasing the power of card advantage and incremental value in Commander gameplay.