Commander Runde | #10 German | Magic the Gathering | Magic Mana

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Athreos, God of Passage

  Utilize devotion to become a creature and punish opponents whenever creatures die by forcing them to return creatures to hand or lose life, draining resources and controlling the pace.

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Exploit Kaalia's ability to cheat large angels, demons, and dragons into play, quickly building a threatening board and applying aggressive pressure.

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  Bruenor Battlehammer

  Focus on equipment synergies to boost creatures' power and toughness, using zero-cost equip abilities and recurring equipment to maintain strong attackers and board presence.

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  Raphael, Fiendish Savior

  Build a tribal deck around demons and devils with lifelink, generating incremental life gain while applying continuous damage through aggressive creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Bruenor Battlehammer leveraged zero-cost equip abilities to rapidly buff multiple creatures, enabling strong alpha strikes early in the game.

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  Athreos's constant triggers from creatures dying created a taxing decision space for opponents, pressuring them to lose life or risk losing creatures.

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  Kaalia's ability to cheat powerful flying creatures onto the battlefield pressured opponents with evasive threats that were difficult to block.

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  Raphael's lifelink synergy and tribal demons steadily increased his life total while chipping away at opponents, allowing him to stabilize in the midgame.

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  A key moment involved a player using a combo of equipment and creatures with lifelink to swing for lethal damage while gaining life to offset incoming damage.

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  The use of board control effects and forcing attacks on non-owners delayed lethal damage and forced unfavorable blocks, influencing combat dynamics significantly.

Notable Cards

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  Athreos, God of Passage

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  Kaalia of the Vast

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  Bruenor Battlehammer

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  Raphael, Fiendish Savior

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  Golden Urn

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

Gameplay Summary