WNL 65 | Here's @8thPlaceDave With Some Live MTG EDH | Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

  A control and life-gain deck that aims to outlast opponents through incremental life gain and card advantage, using attrition and value-based spells to control the board.

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  Gishath, Sun's Avatar

  An aggressive ramp and dinosaur tribal deck that aims to cast Gishath quickly and flood the board with large dinosaurs, using combat damage triggers to deal additional damage.

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  A mutate-focused deck that reduces creature costs and stacks counters, allowing for explosive creature plays and combo potential through mutations and elemental tribal synergies.

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  Osgir, the Reconstructor

  An artifact synergy deck that leverages Osgir’s ability to return artifacts from the graveyard, focusing on artifact creatures and ramp to maintain board presence and value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Oloro’s early life gain and card draw provided a steady resource advantage while maintaining pressure with small creatures.

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  Gishath’s ramp with mana rocks like Soul Ring accelerated dinosaur deployment, aiming for early dominance through sheer creature presence.

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  Animar kept a low curve with forest mana and focused on mutating creatures to reduce their costs and build up counters, enabling powerful mid-game swings.

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  Osgir’s artifact recursion and synergy played a key role in maintaining board presence and recovering from removal or attrition.

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  The players carefully managed their mana and card resources to maximize early board development, setting the stage for impactful mid-to-late game plays.

Notable Cards

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  Arcane Signet

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  Brainstorm

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  Quartzwood Crasher

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their board with their respective strategies, with Oloro gaining life early and ramping artifacts, Gishath ramping aggressively into dinosaurs, Animar focusing on mutating creatures, and Osgir playing artifact synergy. Early turns were spent establishing board presence and mana acceleration. Oloro steadily gained life and drew cards through incremental effects, while Gishath aimed to cast large dinosaurs quickly by ramping with mana rocks and lands. Animar kept a low curve, preparing to mutate creatures and reduce their costs, setting up for explosive plays ahead. Osgir played a more artifact-centric game, developing board state through artifact creatures to support his commander.