WNL 35 Feat. Jim @TheSpikeFeeders | MTG EDH | Commander Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix & Tymna the Weaver

  A combo storm deck that turns life gain into card draw while preventing life loss, aiming to generate massive card advantage and finish with a storm combo.

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  Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

  A morph and manifest tribal deck that leverages evasion and flexible creatures to maintain board presence and apply pressure through surprise blockers and attackers.

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  Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

  A red aggro burn deck focused on dealing incremental damage using Torbran's damage amplification, leveraging burn spells and aggressive creatures to quickly reduce opponents' life totals.

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  Xyris, the Writhing Storm

  A -1/-1 counter proliferation deck that uses poison counters and damage triggers combined with effects like Impact Tremors to weaken and chip away at opponents' boards and life totals.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jim's deck cleverly converted life gain into card draw, then prevented life loss to ignore the downside of storm-enabling cards, allowing for a powerful storm combo finish.

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  Colin's Torbran deck maintained constant pressure by leveraging the commander’s damage boost to maximize burn and combat damage output.

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  Lucas's Xyris deck effectively used -1/-1 counters and Impact Tremors triggers to control the board and slowly wear down opponents.

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  John’s Kadena deck capitalized on morph and manifest creatures to create unpredictable board states and evasive threats, keeping opponents guessing.

Notable Cards

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  Torbran, Thane of Red Fell

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  Impact Tremors

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  Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer

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  Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

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  Tymna the Weaver

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  Xyris, the Writhing Storm

Gameplay Summary