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๐Ÿ˜ฐ It Doesn't Get Closer Than This! ๐Ÿ˜ฐ Arcades, Kresh, Ziatora & Ragavan | Elder Dragon Hijinks #20

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Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Arcades, the Strategist

    Arcades, the Strategist

    The deck revolves around building a strong line of defense with various wall creatures and making use of Arcades' ability to turn them into significant threats.

  • Kresh the Bloodbraided

    Kresh the Bloodbraided

    This deck aims to sacrifice creatures for value, growing Kresh in the process and turning him into a massive threat.

  • Ziatora, the Incinerator

    Ziatora, the Incinerator

    This deck focuses on generating treasure tokens and leveraging Ziatora's ability to deal damage and create more treasure by sacrificing creatures.

  • Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

    Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

    The deck seeks to deal damage with Ragavan, exiling cards from the top of opponents' libraries and creating treasure tokens to cast those exiled cards.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Amazonian's early play of Ragavan set a quick and aggressive tempo for the game.

  • 2

    The decision by Elder Dragon Hijinks to keep her artifact separate from the land allowed for a clear and organized gameplay.

  • 3

    Taalia's decision to not block with her Gilded Goose, in order to keep it alive for future utility, showed a keen sense of strategic sacrifice.

Notable Cards

  • Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

    Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

  • Ziatora, the Incinerator

    Ziatora, the Incinerator

  • Kresh the Bloodbraided

    Kresh the Bloodbraided

  • Arcades, the Strategist

    Arcades, the Strategist

  • Resolute Watchdog

    Resolute Watchdog

  • Gilded Goose

    Gilded Goose

  • Witch's Oven

    Witch's Oven

  • Foundry Inspector

    Foundry Inspector

Gameplay Summary

The game started off with a quick pace as Amazonian, piloting Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer, managed to get her commander out in the first turn, setting the tone for an aggressive match.

She made good use of Ragavan's ability to exile the top card of opponents' libraries, though this did not always lead to desirable results, as seen when she exiled a land card from Taalia's deck.

On the other side of the table, Taalia, commanding Ziatora, the Incinerator, focused on generating treasure tokens, while Elder Dragon Hijinks played Kresh the Bloodbraided, setting up for a strategy that revolved around sacrificing creatures for value.

Meanwhile, coL_AliasV, commanding Arcades, the Strategist, began setting up her wall of defenders.

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