First to Draw 100 Cards Wins! | Commander Clash S17 E19

Deck Strategies

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  Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis

  This deck aims to control the game by leveraging Jin-Gitaxias's ability to force opponents to discard their hand while refilling its own. It also uses cards like Valakut Awakening to churn through the deck and draw cards.

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  Eligeth, Crossroads Augur // Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

  Eligeth and Kydele's deck capitalizes on scrying and card draw mechanics. Eligeth turns scry into card draw, and Kydele generates substantial mana based on the number of cards drawn.

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  Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar

  Shadowheart's deck uses a life-gain strategy, focusing on cards like Weathered Wayfarer and Alesha, Who Smiles at Death to ramp and gain life, subsequently utilizing this for card draw.

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  Folk Hero // Zinnia, Valley's Voice

  Folk Hero and Zinnia's deck leverages land ramp and creature-based card draw to fuel their strategy and reach the 100-card draw goal.

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  Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar

  Shadowheart's strategy revolves around life gain and leveraging big creatures as a card draw engine.

Gameplay Insights

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  Richard's early game land ramp with Weathered Wayfarer and Surveyor's Scope set him up for a quick start, allowing him to get key pieces into play.

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  Tomer's use of Nature's Lore and Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix showcased the potential synergy between ramp and card draw in his deck.

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  The use of Valakut Awakening by the Jin-Gitaxias player demonstrated the value of card selection and draw in a game with such a unique win condition.

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  The presence of Alesha, Who Smiles at Death in Richard's deck presents an interesting interaction potential with his life-gain strategy.

Notable Cards

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  Weathered Wayfarer

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  Surveyor's Scope

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  Nature's Lore

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  Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

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  Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge

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  Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

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  Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur

Summary

The gameplay in this Commander Clash episode was a dynamic race to draw 100 cards. Early in the game, Richard, playing Shadowheart, managed an impressive land ramp with the help of cards like Weathered Wayfarer and Surveyor's Scope. This allowed him to quickly get a soul warden and Alesha, Who Smiles at Death into play, setting him up for a potential life-gain strategy. On the other hand, Tomer, piloting Kydele and Eligeth, focused on ramping with Nature's Lore and capitalizing on card draw with his commander Kydele, which could generate substantial mana. The game also saw an interesting play from the player piloting Jin-Gitaxias with the use of Valakut Awakening to refresh his hand. The game continued with players trying to maximize their card draw and setting up their respective strategies.