The Ur Dragon VS Pantlaza 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  Focuses on ramping into powerful dinosaur creatures and spells, using Discover to find key dinosaurs and control elements. The deck aims to generate board presence through synergy triggers and overwhelm opponents with large, efficient creatures while controlling the board with spells like Wrath of God.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  A dragon tribal ramp deck that accelerates mana quickly to cast high-impact dragons and leverage powerful synergies like Amarth, the Lustrous to find and play dragons efficiently. The deck applies pressure through aggressive dragon attacks and token generation, aiming to dominate the board with card advantage and overwhelming threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  Pantlaza's use of multiple Discover triggers to select optimal dinosaurs and spells like Wrath of God allowed for strategic board control and resilience.

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  The Ur-Dragon leveraged Amarth, the Lustrous's ability to reveal and cast dragons from the top of the deck, accelerating board development and generating tokens.

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  Pantlaza's Wrath of God was timed with indestructibility effects to maintain board presence while wiping the opponent’s, showcasing careful sequencing.

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  The Ur-Dragon's aggressive deployment of dragons and token creation from Hellkite Tyrant created overwhelming pressure, difficult for Pantlaza to manage.

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  In the final game, Pantlaza struggled to stabilize against repeated dragon attacks despite ramping and card advantage attempts with Jessica's Will.

Notable Cards

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  Hidden Nursery

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  Roaming Throne

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  Wrath of God

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  Hellkite Tyrant

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  Ancient Gold Dragon

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

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  Wayward Swordtooth

Summary

The 1v1 Commander match between Pantlaza, Sun-Favored and The Ur-Dragon was a tight contest showcasing aggressive creature strategies and powerful ramp plays. In game one, Pantlaza focused on ramping into dinosaurs and leveraging cards like Hidden Nursery and Roaming Throne to generate value and enhance their creatures. Key plays included multiple Discover triggers to find impactful dinosaurs and spells, culminating in a Wrath of God while protecting their board with indestructibility effects. Pantlaza managed to push through damage with creatures like Bonehoard Draugr and Pathfinding Axid, eventually swinging for lethal damage after weakening the opponent to five life. On the other side, The Ur-Dragon utilized strong mana acceleration, early threats like Hellkite Charger, and powerful dragons such as Ancient Gold Dragon and Hellkite Tyrant to pressure Pantlaza. Notable was the use of Amarth, the Lustrous, to dig for dragons and create board presence with tokens, but ultimately Pantlaza's board control and efficient damage won out in game one. Game two saw a similar early setup with ramp and creature plays, but The Ur-Dragon took advantage of rapid dragon deployment and powerful synergies like Hellkite Tyrant generating fairy tokens to overwhelm the board. Pantlaza attempted to stabilize with multiple ramp spells and dinosaur synergies, including casting Pantlaza multiple times to trigger Discover and bolster their board. Despite these efforts, The Ur-Dragon's aggressive swings and card advantage from dragons gradually wore down Pantlaza, culminating in a decisive victory in the second game. The third game started with both players ramping and developing their boards, with Pantlaza playing creatures like Wayward Swordtooth and utilizing Jessica's Will for card advantage. However, The Ur-Dragon maintained pressure with multiple dragons and consistent attacks, eventually reducing Pantlaza's life total to near elimination and securing the final win. Overall, The Ur-Dragon's aggressive dragon tribal and ramp strategy proved difficult for Pantlaza's dinosaur deck to contain over the best-of-three series.