Delina vs Vial // Sakashima vs Ur-Dragon vs Grazillax [EDH/Commander, Magic The Gathering Gameplay]

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Grazilaxx, Illithid Scholar

  This deck focuses on casting extra turn spells and using unblockable creatures to loop these spells for infinite turns, generating large amounts of card advantage and control over the game.

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces with Vial Smasher the Fierce

  A group slug deck that creates multiple copies of Vial Smasher to deal random damage to opponents and their boards using big spells, aiming to control the battlefield and chip away at players.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  Ramp-heavy dragon tribal deck that leverages powerful dragons and ramp spells to dominate the board and win through overwhelming dragon attacks and synergy.

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  Delina, Wild Mage

  Mono-red infinite clone deck that uses combat damage triggers to create token copies of commanders or other creatures, aiming to swarm the battlefield and overwhelm opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Grazilaxx's player maximized the use of extra turn spells in combination with unblockable creatures to chain multiple turns, drawing numerous cards and gaining overwhelming tempo advantage.

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  Sakashima and Vial Smasher's group slug strategy aimed to spread incremental damage across opponents each turn, supporting board control by repeatedly dealing damage with multiple Vial Smashers.

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  Delina’s player effectively used combat damage triggers combined with cloning effects to generate multiple tokens, creating a wide board presence that pressured opponents.

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  The Ur-Dragon player prioritized ramp and synergy but was slower to develop a winning board state, highlighting the importance of early ramp and card draw in dragon tribal decks.

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  Reliquary Tower enabled Grazilaxx to hold large hands without discarding, facilitating continuous card draw from extra turn loops.

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  Combat damage triggers and blink effects were pivotal, with players balancing aggression and defense to manage threats and maximize their commanders’ abilities.

Notable Cards

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  Time Warp

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  Temporal Mastery

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  Nexus of Fate

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  Reliquary Tower

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

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  Sword of Hearth and Home

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  Dire Fleet Daredevil

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  Kindred Discovery

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  Boros Signet

Gameplay Summary