Deck & Commander Strategies
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
Katilda's deck focuses on flooding the board with humans and using land destruction to cripple opponents. The deck capitalizes on humans as mana sources to survive Armageddon, then aims to close out the game with either a combo or an overrun-style finisher.
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
Wulfgar's deck is a Gruul aggro build that plays big creatures and leverages his ability to double the effects of attacking creatures, focusing on dealing heavy combat damage without resorting to infect or land destruction.
Bruna, Light of Alabaster
Bruna runs an Aura-centric deck that fills the graveyard with auras and recurs them to consistently enhance her commander, aiming for a flying, evasive threat that can apply pressure and gain incremental advantage.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad controls the board through mill and burn effects, exploiting his ability to deal damage whenever creatures die or life is lost. He focuses on keeping the battlefield clear and punishing opponents for playing creatures.
Gameplay Insights
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Early casting of Blood Chief Ascension provided a recurring life drain threat that pressured opponents to be cautious with their graveyard interactions.
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Return to Dust was used effectively to remove key artifacts like Sol Ring, slowing ramp and disrupting opponents' acceleration.
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Windfall caused significant hand disruption, forcing players to discard valuable ramp and utility cards, shifting the tempo of the game.
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The synergy between Bruna's auras and her commander created a resilient first striker with flying and totem armor, allowing her to withstand board wipes and trade favorably.
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Syr Konrad's milling combined with his damage triggers steadily chipped away at opponents' resources and life totals, emphasizing attrition over board presence.
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Players had to carefully manage combat and blockers due to various damage triggers from creatures dying and life loss, influencing attack decisions and timing of spells.
Notable Cards
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Return to Dust
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Windfall
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Sword of the Animist
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Cabal Coffers
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Mindcrank
Gameplay Summary
The game began with each player establishing their early board presence and ramping mana.
Katilda focused on deploying humans and setting up land destruction with Armageddon, aiming to leverage her humans as mana dorks to survive and eventually overwhelm opponents with a combo or overrun effect.
Wulfgar played a Gruul-styled aggressive deck centered on big creatures and doubling their attack effects to deal substantial damage.
Bruna built a classic Aura value deck, loading her commander with auras to create a resilient and threatening flying attacker.
Syr Konrad pursued a disruptive strategy, milling opponents while controlling the board with burn spells and removal, aiming to keep the battlefield clear and capitalize on damage triggers from creatures dying or life loss.
![Commander VS S17E4: Linden VS Syr Konrad VS Kenrith VS Torbran [EDH] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PvUddo1rzeo/sddefault.jpg)
