Deck & Commander Strategies
Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
A humans tribal deck that generates mana through its creatures, puts counters on them, and then attacks aggressively to overwhelm opponents.
Shorikai, Genesis Engine
A mech and vehicle synergy deck that uses Shorikai to generate value, with Intruder Alarm enabling defensive and creature tapping/untapping shenanigans.
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
An enchantress deck focused on creating shrine tokens and recurring enchantments from the graveyard to generate value and card draw, with a two-card infinite combo as a potential win condition.
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
A control combo deck that digs for and assembles a combo to kill opponents; it relies on careful sequencing and mana generation rather than sneaky or fast kills.
Gameplay Insights
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The Shorikai deck’s use of Intruder Alarm created opportunities for repeated untap effects, allowing for both defensive plays and value generation from vehicle and pilot synergies.
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Go-Shintai’s shrine token production and enchantment recursion provided a steady stream of incremental value, with Paradox Haze doubling upkeep triggers to accelerate the deck’s draws and effects.
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Katilda’s deck focused on building up a board of mana-producing humans and enhancing them with counters, aiming to leverage tribal synergy for a wide and threatening board.
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Niv-Mizzet’s combo approach was deliberate and required careful mana management and sequencing, making it a clear threat that other players needed to disrupt before it could execute its kill.
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Players showed awareness of each other’s strategies, such as anticipating double upkeep triggers from Go-Shintai’s deck and the importance of removing or dealing with key combo pieces.
Notable Cards
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Intruder Alarm
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Paradox Haze
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Doubling Season
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Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind
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Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
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Shorikai, Genesis Engine
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Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
Gameplay Summary
The game featured a diverse set of strategies centered around four different commanders, each bringing a unique approach to the table.
The Katilda, Dawnhart Prime deck focused on a tribal humans strategy, generating mana through its creatures and enhancing them with counters before attacking aggressively.
This deck aimed to leverage synergy among strong humans to build a wide board presence.
Meanwhile, Shorikai, Genesis Engine piloted a mech-themed deck that combined vehicle and pilot synergies, incorporating Intruder Alarm to create potential value and defensive shenanigans by repeatedly untapping creatures.
This deck relied on crewing Shorikai to unlock its abilities and gain incremental advantages. Go-Shintai of Life's Origin led an enchantress-style deck aimed at producing numerous shrine tokens and recurring enchantments from the graveyard, with a card draw engine to maintain momentum.
This deck emphasized incremental value and potential combo finishes using shrine synergies and duplicate triggers.
Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind's deck was a combo-oriented control build that sought to dig through the deck to assemble its kill combo, relying on precise sequencing rather than surprise attacks.
Throughout the game, players juggled threats and synergies unique to their decks, including managing board states influenced by shrine token production, vehicle crewing, and human tribal interactions.
The game’s turning points involved each player attempting to stabilize and then push towards their respective win conditions, with Niv-Mizzet’s combo looming as a major threat that required disruption.
![Go-Shintai vs Kaima vs Shorikai vs Satoru [Budget EDH/Commander, Magic The Gathering Gameplay 2022] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RtH14D2XE_M/sddefault.jpg)
