Tarkir Dragonstorm Precons w/ Emma Partlow! | Teval v Zurgo v Felothar v Shiko/Narset!

Deck Strategies

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  Teval, the Balanced Scale

  Graveyard recursion and land ramp, milling cards and returning lands to the battlefield while creating zombie tokens to build board presence.

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  Shiko and Narset, Unified

  Casting two spells per turn to copy and multiply spell effects, generating incremental advantage and control.

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  Felothar the Steadfast

  Abzan toughness synergy, using creatures with high toughness to defend, attack effectively, and draw cards by sacrificing creatures.

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  Zurgo Stormrender

  Aggressive token creation and damage dealing, with value from creatures dying and Grenzo's ability to exile and cast opponent’s cards.

Gameplay Insights

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  Zurgo's Grenzo, Havoc Raiser provided significant value by exiling top cards of opponents’ libraries and potentially casting them, adding pressure and disruption.

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  Felothar’s use of Valkore the Steadfast allowed creatures with defender to attack by assigning damage equal to toughness, enabling a defensive yet threatening board state.

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  Teval’s graveyard strategy threatened to rebound lands and generate tokens, making removal less effective and ramping mana for later plays.

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  Shiko and Narset’s ability to copy spells when casting two spells per turn created opportunities for powerful interactions and board control.

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  Early token production and defensive creatures such as Hornet's Nest and Lingering Souls shaped the board presence and deterred aggressive attacks.

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  The players’ choices to block or allow attacks strategically influenced card advantage and board tempo, notably in Zurgo’s early aggression.

Notable Cards

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  Grenzo, Havoc Raiser

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  Lingering Souls

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  Teval, the Balanced Scale

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  Shiko and Narset, Unified

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  Bojuka Bog

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  Lightning Greaves

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board states, with each commander showcasing their distinct strategies. Zurgo Stormrender quickly deployed token production using Path Iconoclast and started applying pressure with aggressive goblin creatures like Grenzo, Havoc Raiser, who could exile and cast cards from opponents' libraries. Felothar the Steadfast focused on toughness matters and defensive creatures, playing cards like Lingering Souls and Valkore the Steadfast to maximize combat resilience and card draw through toughness-based combat damage. Teval, the Balanced Scale adopted a graveyard-centric approach, dumping cards into the graveyard and resurrecting lands while generating zombie druid tokens to ramp and defend. Shiko and Narset, Unified aimed to cast multiple spells each turn, leveraging the commander’s ability to copy spells and gain significant value from spellcasting sequences.