How did I get here? Miirym vs Scarab God vs Oloro vs Go-Shintai EDH / CMDR game play

Deck Strategies

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  Oloro, Ageless Ascetic

  Maximus's deck strategy revolved around leveraging Oloro's life gain ability to fuel powerful synergies with cards like Vito and Sanguine Bond, culminating in a lethal combo with Bolus's Citadel.

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  The Scarab God

  Thomas's Scarab God deck aimed to take advantage of zombies and graveyard manipulation, although he was not able to fully establish his board and threats in this game.

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  Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

  Miirym's deck strategy involved leveraging the commander's ability to generate treasure tokens and utilising dragon-themed synergies, which was evident with cards like Dragon Tempest and Terror of the Peaks.

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  Go-Shintai of Life's Origin

  Micah's Go-Shintai deck seemed to focus on creating and utilising shrine tokens to deal damage to opponents and maintain board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Maximus's decision to cast Beacon of Immortality while having both Vito and Sanguine Bond on the field proved to be a game-winning move, causing massive life loss for his opponents.

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  The extort mechanic provided by Pontiff of Blight gave Maximus an additional layer of threat, allowing him to drain his opponents further each time he cast a spell.

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  Miirym's attempt to utilize dragon synergies and deal damage with Terror of the Peaks was a good strategy, but it was not enough to overcome Maximus's life gain combo.

Notable Cards

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  Sanguine Bond

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  Beacon of Immortality

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  Pontiff of Blight

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  Dragon Tempest

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  Terror of the Peaks

Summary

The game started off with each player setting up their board states, taking advantage of their commanders' abilities and synergies. However, the game quickly escalated when Maximus, playing Oloro, Ageless Ascetic, managed to establish a powerful combination of Bolus's Citadel, Vito, Throned of the Dusk Rose, and Sanguine Bond. This resulted in a massive life gain and subsequent life loss for his opponents. Despite Thomas' Scarab God and Miirym's Sentinel Wyrm putting up a fight, it was Maximus's well-timed use of Beacon of Immortality and the powerful extort mechanic from the Pontiff of Blight that gave him the upper hand and eventually, the win.