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Commander Anthology Gameplay w/ NFL Player Cassius Marsh l Game Knights 8 l Magic the Gathering

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Meren of Clan Nel Toth

    Meren of Clan Nel Toth

    This deck focuses on graveyard recursion, aiming to extend the game and replay creatures multiple times for value.

  • Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

    Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

    The deck aims to generate as much mana as possible and overwhelm opponents with big creatures.

  • Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

    Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

    This deck utilizes Derevi’s ability to bypass the commander tax and manipulate tap/untap states, allowing for flexible gameplay.

  • Kaalia of the Vast

    Kaalia of the Vast

    This deck seeks to drop big Angels, Demons, and Dragons onto the battlefield and defeat opponents through combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Early game mana ramping, particularly through the use of Soul Ring and Emerald Medallion, provided a significant advantage to the players.

  • 2

    Jimmy Wong’s decision to target and remove Josh Kim's Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury from the battlefield was a defining moment in the game, setting the tone for player interactions and strategies.

  • 3

    Cassius Marsh's consistent lack of red mana significantly hindered the potential impact of his Kaalia of the Vast deck.

Notable Cards

  • Emerald Medallion

    Emerald Medallion

  • Vow of Duty

    Vow of Duty

  • Serra Angel

    Serra Angel

Gameplay Summary

The game started off with a lot of ramping, with the exception of Cassius Marsh playing Kaalia of the Vast, who struggled with mana throughout the game, specifically missing a key red mana.

Jimmy Wong’s Derevi, Empyrial Tactician was a consistent presence on the board, with her ability to bypass the commander tax and manipulate tap/untap states.

Josh Kim’s Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury was a key threat, rapidly generating mana and creature tokens.

However, Jimmy took aggressive action to remove Freyalise from the battlefield, creating friction between the two players.

Despite a slow start, Josh Lee Kwai’s Meren of Clan Nel Toth started to gain momentum as the game progressed, focusing on graveyard recursion.

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