Commander at Home #3 - Rith vs Go-Shintai vs Riku vs Gilanra with Spencer Crittenden & Chris M

Deck Strategies

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  Riku of Two Reflections

  The strategy isn't fully clear at this point, but Riku typically aims to capitalize on value from copying spells and creatures.

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  Rith, the Awakener

  The deck seems to be a multi-colour goodstuff build, focusing on powerful cards that the player has experience with from past professional events.

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  Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

  This is an enchantment-based deck, with Umori, the Collector providing cost reduction.

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  Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood

  The deck is a green value engine, with a fast ramp strategy and plan to flood the board with creatures and planeswalkers. Notably, Kodama was shuffled back into the deck, suggesting a more fair strategy than might be expected from these two commanders.

Gameplay Insights

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  Chris's early Sol Ring allowed him to quickly establish a board presence with Vivien, Monsters' Advocate, setting the pace of the game.

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  The Rith player's Mana Confluence suggests a high-color demands in their deck, potentially increasing the complexity of their game plan.

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  The Go-Shintai player's Umori, the Collector reveal indicates a deck heavily focused on enchantments, which could have interesting interactions with other decks at the table.

Notable Cards

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  Riku of Two Reflections

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  Rith, the Awakener

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  Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

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  Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood

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  Sol Ring

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  Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

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  Mana Confluence

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  Fire-Lit Thicket

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  Umori, the Collector

Summary

The game starts with all players setting up their mana bases and introducing the strategies of their respective decks. Chris, playing a Gilanra and Kodama deck, gets a fast start with the assist of a Sol Ring, ramping into a Vivien, Monsters' Advocate which creates a 3/3 beast token. The player with the Rith deck plays a Mana Confluence, hinting at a multi-colour deck strategy. The Go-Shintai player reveals an enchantment-focused strategy, fueled by Umori, the Collector. The Riku player's strategy remains unclear, though the presence of a Fire-Lit Thicket suggests a potentially explosive turn in the near future.