Muldrotha vs Ghave vs Mistform vs Gyrus EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  Utilizes graveyard recursion to replay permanents each turn, focusing on value generation and synergy with lands, creatures, and artifacts to control the board and overwhelm opponents.

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  Mistform Ultimus

  Leverages Mistform Ultimus's changeling ability to benefit from tribal lord effects and produce a wide board of elemental tokens, aiming to apply aggressive pressure and maintain board presence.

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  Ghave, Guru of Spores

  Focuses on producing and manipulating +1/+1 counters and creating token creatures to gain incremental advantages through sacrifice outlets and pumping effects.

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  Gyrus, Waker of Corpses

  Combines graveyard synergies and dredging to generate value and tokens, using creatures like Grave Titan to flood the board and overwhelm opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The timely use of Deep Freeze on Grave Titan prevented an overwhelming token advantage and stabilized the board state.

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  Muldrotha's player maximized value by continuously replaying key creatures and lands from the graveyard, enabling sustained pressure through token generation and synergy triggers.

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  Mistform Ultimus combined with tribal lords and elemental tokens created consistent combat threats that forced opponents into unfavorable blocks and sacrifices.

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  Token sacrifices via Evolutionary Leap and other effects were critical for card draw and maintaining board control amid heavy creature trading.

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  Combat decisions, such as blocking with multiple creatures and creating additional token blockers, helped mitigate damage and extend the game despite aggressive attacks.

Notable Cards

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  Grave Titan

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  Mistform Ultimus

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  Master of the Pearl Trident

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  Deep Freeze

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  Thought Vessel

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  Evolutionary Leap

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  Sage of Fables

Summary

The Commander game featured four different decks led by Muldrotha, Mistform Ultimus, Ghave, and Gyrus, each pursuing distinct strategies. Early game development focused on establishing board presence and ramping mana, with Muldrotha's player using cards like Thought Vessel and Marrow Harbinger to set up a Merfolk tribal synergy, while Mistform Ultimus generated elemental tokens and applied early pressure. Ghave's player built up counters and utilized token generation, and Gyrus's deck aimed to leverage graveyard interactions and dredging. Key moments included Tom's (Gyrus) casting of Grave Titan, which significantly increased the zombie token count and threatened the board, prompting a timely Deep Freeze to neutralize the threat. Muldrotha's player capitalized on synergy by casting Master of the Pearl Trident and Fracturing Metamorph copies, producing a wide elemental token army that dealt substantial damage to opponents. Combat phases were intense, featuring multiple blocks and creature sacrifices, most notably in response to Grave Titan's attacks and combat damage. The game also featured token sacrifice and value generation plays, such as evolutionary leap enabling zombie sacrifice for card draw and recursion. The interaction of board wipes, token tokens, and recursion created dynamic shifts in tempo throughout the game.