Korvold VS The Ur Dragon 1v1 EDH/CMDR Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

  Korvold's deck focuses on sacrificing permanents to draw cards and grow Korvold's power. It leverages efficient mana fixing and value creatures like Deathrite Shaman and utilizes sacrifice outlets combined with card-drawing engines such as Fxi Alter to maintain pressure and card advantage.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  The Ur-Dragon deck ramps quickly into powerful dragon creatures, leveraging tribal synergies and high-impact dragons to dominate the board. It uses mana acceleration and land tutors to cast The Ur-Dragon and other dragons early, drawing cards and generating continuous value through attacking and dragon tribal effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Korvold's use of sacrificing lands and creatures to draw cards and grow Korvold helped maintain tempo despite aggressive attacks.

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  Tyler’s early mana acceleration with dual lands and Talisman of Dominance enabled casting large dragons quickly, overwhelming Korvold's defenses.

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  The decision to block with Hite Tyrant to mitigate damage was a key defensive move but ultimately insufficient against multiple dragons attacking.

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  The Ur-Dragon's ability to draw multiple cards when attacking with three or more dragons created a significant card advantage, fueling more threats.

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  Korvold’s sacrifice triggers paired with equipment like Reaver Cleaver provided incremental value, but were outpaced by the sheer power of The Ur-Dragon deck.

Notable Cards

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  Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

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  The Ur-Dragon

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  Deathrite Shaman

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  Ancient Gold Dragon

Summary

The game began with Tyler on the play, quickly establishing mana and deploying early threats like Furcra Cunning Instigator to apply pressure. Korvold's player responded by developing their mana base with lands such as Overgrown Tomb and Verdant Catacombs, and casting key creatures like Deathrite Shaman and eventually Korvold himself. Korvold's sacrifice triggers and card draw steadily grew his board presence and resources. Tyler ramped aggressively with lands like Steam Vents, Godless Shrine, and played powerful dragons including Ancient Gold Dragon and The Ur-Dragon, enabling multiple attacks and card draw through his dragon synergies. Late in the game, Tyler cast The Ur-Dragon, swung with multiple dragons, and drew several cards to fuel his board state, overwhelming Korvold's defenses. Despite Korvold's attempts to stabilize with creatures like Hite Tyrant and equipment such as Reaver Cleaver, the sheer power and card advantage from Tyler's dragon deck proved decisive. Tyler eventually swung with all his dragons, sealing the victory in this clash of powerful 1v1 EDH commanders.