Valentine's Day Surprise ❤️ w/ Judge Rob & Judge Erick | Commander Arcade #1 - MTG Commander Game

Deck Strategies

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  Edgar Markov

  Build a wide vampire token army using Eminence and buff them with +1/+1 counters on attack, overwhelming opponents with aggressive tribal synergy and fast damage.

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  Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun

  Generate and strengthen zombie tokens, making them unblockable during combat to apply steady pressure and build a resilient board presence.

• Agnes, the Dragon's Lash

  Leverage attacking creatures with haste to create treasure tokens for ramp, enabling explosive plays and aggressive tempo with equipment and spells.

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  Bill the Pony

  Support the team with food tokens and unique combat tricks by allowing creatures to assign damage based on toughness, providing tactical flexibility and protection.

Gameplay Insights

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  Edgar Markov’s vampire Eminence ability created a relentless stream of vampire tokens, quickly building an aggressive board that pressured all opponents.

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  Temmet’s ability to make a targeted creature token unblockable each combat enabled effective damage through blockers and helped in growing his zombie army via amass triggers.

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  Agnes’s generation of treasure tokens every time a creature with haste attacked accelerated mana development, allowing for impactful plays and equipment attachments that increased damage output.

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  Bill the Pony’s creation of food tokens and the option to assign combat damage based on toughness rather than power introduced a unique combat dynamic that helped protect key creatures and optimize damage assignment.

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  The use of bounce lands like Karu and Rapose Carnarium slowed down early game mana development but were mitigated by strategic plays to maintain tempo.

Notable Cards

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  Edgar Markov

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  Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun

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  Bill the Pony

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  Charming Scoundrel

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  Concealed Courtyard

Summary

The game started with players revealing their surprise Valentine-themed decks, setting the tone for an engaging multiplayer Commander match. Edgar Markov quickly established a strong vampire tribal presence, leveraging his Eminence ability to generate 1/1 vampire tokens and steadily grow the board with +1/+1 counters on all vampires. Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun focused on creating and empowering zombie tokens, using his ability to make creatures unblockable and amass counters to build a formidable army of undead. Meanwhile, Agnes, the Dragon's Lash generated treasure tokens with every attacking creature with haste, ramping mana and enabling powerful plays. Bill the Pony contributed food tokens and unusual combat tricks by allowing toughness-based damage assignment, providing unique synergies and defensive options for its controller. As the game progressed, Edgar's aggressive vampire swarm began pressuring opponents with multiple attacks each turn, supported by key vampire creatures and anthem effects. Temmet leveraged token production and unblockability to chip away at opponents' life totals while steadily growing his zombie army. Agnes capitalized on haste creatures and treasure ramp to equip and cast impactful spells or creatures rapidly, creating tempo swings. Bill the Pony's controller utilized food tokens and toughness-based damage strategies to protect key creatures and disrupt attackers. The gameplay featured pivotal moments with equipment boosts, token generation, and combat tricks, with Edgar's vampire tribal aggression standing out as a major win threat in the multiplayer environment.