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Shorikai Control vs. Sisay & Jegantha [Duel Commander-EDH] - Magic: The Gathering

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Utilizes artifact synergies and control elements, generating tokens with Wizards' Saga and recurring artifacts to maintain board presence. The deck focuses on controlling the board with bounce effects, counterspells, and incremental card advantage through artifact activations, aiming to win through efficient artifact-based threats and chip damage.

  • Jegantha, the Wellspring Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

    Sisay, Weatherlight Captain with Jegantha, the Wellspring

    A five-color midrange deck that ramps mana quickly to cast legendary creatures and powerful spells. It leverages Sisay's ability to tutor legendary permanents and Jegantha's ramp and token generation to build a versatile board. The plan includes aggressive flyers and synergistic legendary creatures to pressure opponents and gain card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The Shorikai player maximizes artifact activations to create large threats and gain card advantage, turning Shorikai's ability into a potent engine for controlling the game.

  • 2

    Bouncing and removing key creatures and artifacts at critical moments delays the Sisay player's board development, giving the artifact control deck time to stabilize.

  • 3

    Sisay's ability to tutor legendary creatures is powerful but was disrupted by Shorikai's control elements, limiting the effectiveness of the five-color deck's synergy.

  • 4

    The use of equipment like Shadow Spear and efficient artifact creatures allowed Shorikai to close out the game with a lethal attack despite Sisay's early aggression.

  • 5

    Managing life totals carefully and timing attacks around artifact activations was crucial for the Shorikai player to survive early aggression and turn the game in their favor.

Notable Cards

  • Shorikai, Genesis Engine

    Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  • Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

    Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  • Jegantha, the Wellspring

    Jegantha, the Wellspring

  • Castle Vantress

    Castle Vantress

  • Seaside Citadel

    Seaside Citadel

  • Stonecoil Serpent

    Stonecoil Serpent

Gameplay Summary

The game features a duel between a Shorikai, Genesis Engine artifact control deck and a five-color Sisay, Weatherlight Captain deck paired with Jegantha, the Wellspring.

Early turns see typical set-up plays with Sisay fetching lands and ramping mana, while Shorikai focuses on artifact synergies and token generation.

The Shorikai player uses card draw and artifact recursion to maintain control and pressure, while the Sisay player develops a board with powerful legendary creatures and ramp effects.

A key turning point is when the Shorikai player leverages artifact activations and Shorikai's abilities to generate threats and disrupt the Sisay player's board, including bouncing and removing key creatures and artifacts.

Despite Sisay's attempts to stabilize with card advantage and aggressive flyers, Shorikai's control tools and artifact synergy start to dominate, culminating in a lethal attack aided by a large artifact creature and multiple equipment.

The game ends with Shorikai maintaining control and winning through incremental advantage and artifact-based damage.

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