Kamigawa Neon Dynasty | Commander Gameplay (Kotori, Satoru, Jin-Gitaxias, Go-Shintai)

Deck Strategies

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  Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant

  Focuses on copying as many artifacts as possible.

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  Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

  Aims to flood the board with enchantments, particularly shrines.

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  Kotori, Pilot Prodigy

  Aims to cheat out large mechs and crew them for cheap.

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  Satoru Umezawa

  Focuses on using ninjutsu to cheat out powerful creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Toxic Deluge by the Satoru Umezawa player was a turning point, as it cleared the board of threatening creatures.

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  The Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant player's strategy revolved around copying artifacts, which drew significant attention from the other players.

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  The use of Smothering Tithe by the Go-Shintai of Life's Origin player helped to fuel their enchantment-heavy strategy.

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  The use of cards like Idyllic Tutor and Sylvan Library by the Go-Shintai of Life's Origin player helped them to maintain card advantage and consistency.

Notable Cards

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  Toxic Deluge

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Idyllic Tutor

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  Sylvan Library

Summary

In this intense game of Commander, four players battled it out using their respective commanders from the Kamigawa Neon Dynasty set. The game kicked off with a relatively slow start, with players setting up their boards and casting their commanders. However, the game quickly escalated as powerful spells and abilities were utilised. The player using Kotori, Pilot Prodigy, focused on cheating out large mechs and using Kotori's ability to crew them for cheap, whereas the player using Satoru, Umezawa focused on using ninjutsu to cheat out powerful creatures. The player using Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant aimed to copy as many artifacts as possible, and the player using Go-Shintai of Life's Origin aimed to flood the board with enchantments, primarily shrines. There were numerous significant moments throughout, such as when the player using Satoru, Umezawa used a Toxic Deluge to clear the board of threatening creatures, significantly changing the tempo of the game. There were also several attempts to dispatch Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant, which were met with fierce resistance.