Our Favorite Commanders! | Big Deck Energy

Deck Strategies

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  Pharika, God of Affliction

  A devotion-based enchantment deck that aims to leverage Pharika's indestructibility and token generation through exile triggers, though often focusing on enchantment synergies rather than aggressive board presence.

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  Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader

  An artifact-heavy deck centered around a legendary artifact creature that bolsters at each end step and transforms upon death, combining resilience and incremental board advantage.

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  Sefris of the Hidden Ways

  An Esper control-recursion deck focused on venturing into dungeons to trigger beneficial effects and resurrect creatures from the graveyard, blending graveyard synergy with adventure-themed mechanics.

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  Phabine, Boss's Confidant

  A token-centric deck that uses parley to create tokens and boost creatures, focusing on creating a wide board with haste-enabled tokens and incremental card draw through parlay triggers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Sefris to venture into the dungeon early created a unique pressure point by advancing the dungeon crawl and enabling graveyard recursion, forcing opponents to consider both board and graveyard threats.

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  Playing Propaganda to deter attacks was a strategic defensive move, but it was countered, highlighting the importance of timing and interaction in multiplayer games.

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  The synergy between Elor, Mother of Machines triggering twice on permanent ETBs and the use of Path to Exile showcased the deck's ability to generate value and disruption simultaneously.

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  Plaguecrafter's forced sacrifice or discard effect was a crucial board control tool, removing key creatures and maintaining pressure on opponents.

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  The choice of token generation and haste from Phabine allowed for aggressive and flexible combat phases, leveraging parlay to gain incremental advantages.

Notable Cards

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  Pharika, God of Affliction

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  Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader

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  Sefris of the Hidden Ways

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  Phabine, Boss's Confidant

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  Relic of Legends

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  Plaguecrafter

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  Propaganda

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  Vengeful Pharaoh

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  High Market

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  Crawling Infestation

Summary

The game began with each player introducing their favorite and most-played commanders, showcasing a variety of unique strategies from enchantment devotion to artifact synergy, dungeon recursion, and token generation. Early turns involved land development and setting up board presence with creatures and utility artifacts like Soul Ring and Relic of Legends to ramp mana. A notable moment came when Sephris of the Hidden Ways ventured into a dungeon, triggering graveyard recursion and advancing the dungeon crawl, which added a flavorful and strategic dimension to the gameplay. Players also engaged in tactical removal and disruption, exemplified by a sacrifice to Plaguecrafter and an attempt to protect key permanents with Propaganda, although it was countered.