Muldrotha, Kemba, Gavi, Alesha - #EDH Gameplay Ep 58

Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

Muldrotha, the Gravetide
Leverages graveyard recursion to repeatedly cast value creatures and permanents each turn, controlling the board with sacrifice effects and artifact hate to maintain advantage.
Kemba, Kha Regent
Builds a board of equipped cats and tokens, using equipment synergy and soulbond to create strong double-striking attackers for steady chip damage and board presence.
Gavi, Nest Warden
Focuses on cycling cards to generate multiple triggers, drawing cards, creating cat tokens, and ramping mana to cast large threats and overwhelm opponents with continuous pressure.
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death
Uses Alesha’s ability to reanimate small creatures from the graveyard to enable combos and maintain a disruptive board presence with removal and targeted reanimation.

Gameplay Insights

1
Alex’s timely use of Journey to Eternity on Manglehorn allowed repeated artifact destruction and board wipes via Fleshbag Marauder recursion, significantly disrupting opponents’ boards.
2
Martin’s cycling deck capitalized on Ominous Seas and New Perspectives to generate massive card draw and token production, enabling explosive turns that outpaced other players’ strategies.
3
David’s use of reanimation and Phyrexian Revoker tried to shut down key combo pieces and recursion but was insufficient against the heavy board control and card advantage generated by Muldrotha and Gavi decks.
4
Baal’s equipment synergy was strong early but faltered due to repeated board wipes and inability to keep pace with the cycling deck’s card engine.
5
The interaction of cycling triggers and token generation created a critical mass of threats that overwhelmed the board despite powerful removal and recursion effects from other players.

Notable Cards

Fleshbag Marauder
Ominous Seas
New Perspectives
Glint-Horn Buccaneer
Brallin, Skyshark Rider
Manglehorn
Sword of the Animist
Relic Seeker
Sram, Senior Edificer
Silverblade Paladin
Drannith Magistrate
Phyrexian Revoker
Dictate of Erebos

Gameplay Summary

The game began with each player establishing their board state through early ramp and utility creatures.

Alex on Muldrotha set up a solid graveyard recursion engine, utilizing creatures like Fleshbag Marauder and Manglehorn to control opponents' artifacts and creatures.

Baal on Kemba developed his equipment-based board, focusing on boosting his creatures with swords and soulbound effects, while Martin on Gavi ramped into a potent cycling synergy, creating tokens and drawing multiple cards.

David on Alesha tried to disrupt opponents with reanimation and removal but struggled to maintain board presence. Key turning points included Alex's use of Journey to Eternity to recur Manglehorn repeatedly, enabling strong artifact hate and removal triggers that cleared the board of many threats.

However, Martin’s cycling deck gained overwhelming momentum with cards like Ominous Seas and New Perspectives, allowing him to draw and cycle cards for free, spam tokens, and generate massive damage via Glint-Horn Buccaneer and Brallin, Skyshark Rider.

Despite Muldrotha’s strong early pressure and board wipes via Fleshbag Marauder, Martin’s burst of card advantage and repeated Kraken activations ultimately led to a lethal attack, finishing the game with a flurry of damage and discard triggers from cycling effects.

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