MTG EDH Gameplay | Shorikai v Marwyn v Urza v Giada | EP81

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Marwyn, the Nurturer

  Ramp aggressively through elf tribal synergies, leveraging elf creatures to generate large amounts of green mana quickly and cast powerful creatures to overwhelm opponents.

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  Giada, Font of Hope

  Build a flying army of angels, pumping her commander with plus one counters to create a formidable air force and use white mana to cast impactful angel spells for board control and damage.

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  Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  Deploy and crew vehicles to assemble a robust mechanical force, utilizing artifact synergies to gain incremental advantages and deliver commander damage or board dominance.

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  Urza, Prince of Kroog

  Leverage artifact interactions and vehicles to ramp mana and generate value, building a board of efficient artifacts and creatures to outpace opponents and control the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early turn one Heritage Druid from Marwyn was a pivotal ramp piece that accelerated the elf strategy significantly.

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  Players utilized Continuous Truce to avoid early combat, allowing more complex board development and drawing cards off combat triggers, which shaped the mid-game dynamics.

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  Both Shorikai and Urza prioritized deploying vehicles and utilizing artifact synergies, creating a thematic tension of competing mechanical forces on the battlefield.

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  Giada’s incremental growth strategy with flying angels forced opponents to consider aerial defense and influenced their board state decisions.

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  The presence of artifact hate in the white and green decks hinted at potential mid-game disruption against Urza and Shorikai’s artifact-based strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Heritage Druid

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  Foundry Inspector

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  Ornithopter of Paradise

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  Natural Order

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  Solemn Simulacrum

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  Lyra Dawnbringer

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  Academy Ruins

Gameplay Summary