Saw vs Evil Dead vs Spooky Children vs Costume Tribal | Halloween Special | Commander Clash S11E11

Deck Strategies

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  Child of Alara

  Swarm the board with small, aggressive creatures to overwhelm opponents quickly, leveraging Child of Alara’s ability to clear the board and reset the battlefield to maintain advantage.

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  Tymna the Weaver & Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Utilize card draw from combat damage and copy key creatures to build synergy. The deck focuses on interaction, tempo, and flexible board presence through copying and disruption.

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  The Scarab God

  Control the board with zombie tokens and recurring threats, leveraging The Scarab God’s ability to drain life and reanimate creatures from opponents' graveyards.

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  Mogis, God of Slaughter

  Apply pressure through forced sacrifices and damage-based effects, using artifact 'torture devices' and choice-driven mechanics to disrupt opponents and gain incremental advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Child of Alara deck struggled with closing the game due to its reliance on fragile one-power creatures, highlighting the importance of protection and backup plans in swarm strategies.

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  Tymna and Sakashima’s synergy allowed for flexible responses and card advantage, demonstrating the power of creature copying combined with card draw engines in multiplayer games.

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  Mogis’s deck forced opponents into difficult decisions via sacrifice and damage, creating tension and resource depletion that shaped the pacing of the game.

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  The use of flavorful artifacts and thematic cards enhanced the game experience but sometimes led to less synergy, illustrating the trade-off between flavor and efficiency.

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  Board wipes and removal played critical roles in resetting board states and preventing any one player from gaining an overwhelming advantage early on.

Notable Cards

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  Child of Alara

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  Tymna the Weaver

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

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  The Scarab God

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  Mogis, God of Slaughter

Summary

The game began with four players piloting Halloween-themed decks featuring unique commanders and flavor. Richard’s deck focused on creepy children tribal led by Child of Alara, emphasizing a swarm of small, eerie creatures. Phil and Richard teamed up with Tymna the Weaver and Sakashima of a Thousand Faces, leveraging a costume/mask theme that included cards with cosplay flavor and a complex synergy between the commanders' abilities. Krim played a blue-black Evil Dead-themed deck centered on Deadites and possession-style effects, while Seth piloted a Saw-inspired deck led by Mogis, God of Slaughter, emphasizing painful choices and sacrifice mechanics using artifact torture devices and damage-based effects. Early turns saw players setting up their board states with mana bases and thematic creatures. The Child of Alara deck threatened to overwhelm with its aggressive one-power creatures but struggled to close out games due to their fragility. Tymna and Sakashima’s deck utilized interaction and creature copying to maintain board presence and card advantage. The Evil Dead deck mixed zombie tokens and control elements to keep opponents in check. Mogis's deck applied pressure through forced sacrifices and damage, testing opponents' resource management. Key turning points included board wipes and targeted removal that disrupted synergy, especially against Seth’s artifact torture devices. The game’s tension revolved around managing creatures, forcing tough choices, and leveraging commander abilities to outlast opponents. Ultimately, the interplay of sacrifice mechanics and recursion shaped the flow, with the more resilient decks gaining the upper hand.