Commander Clash Live Stream! Old Border Only w/ Gavin!

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Volrath the Fallen

  Focuses on discarding creatures to pump a single creature to enormous sizes, leveraging sacrifice and recursion to maintain board dominance.

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  Cromat

  A five-color deck centered around old border enchantment and artifact synergies, including Panoramic Mirror, to generate value and board presence across all colors.

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  Utilizes a wall-based defense strategy, turning typically defensive creatures into powerful attackers with Arcades’ ability to add combat damage and draw cards.

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  Blind Seer

  Though less detailed in the stream, likely focuses on control or value generation through card draw and manipulation, fitting old border themes.

Gameplay Insights

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  The restriction to old border cards encouraged players to explore and utilize less commonly played but powerful cards that synergize well with their commanders.

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  Arcades’ strategy of building a defensive wall lineup effectively shifted the usual tempo of the game by turning defenders into aggressive attackers, creating a unique board state advantage.

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  Volrath’s discard and pump combo remained a potent threat, forcing opponents to carefully manage their board and hand resources to avoid being overwhelmed.

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  Cromat’s use of five colors allowed for versatile responses and the ability to adapt to different threats, aided by the enchantment-based synergies unique to the old border card pool.

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  Players openly discussed their deck-building choices and the availability of old border versions on Magic Online, adding a layer of community engagement and appreciation for Magic's history.

Notable Cards

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  Wall of Wood

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  Glacial Wall

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  Sword of Light and Shadow

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  Ponder

Gameplay Summary