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Akiri & Tymna vs. Uro Control [Duel Commander-EDH] - Magic: The Gathering

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Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

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Akiri, Line-Slinger

Akiri, Line-Slinger

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Tymna the Weaver

Tymna the Weaver

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Ramp into Uro quickly and use his life gain and card draw triggers along with graveyard recursion to control the game and outvalue opponents over time.

  • Akiri, Line-Slinger Tymna the Weaver

    Akiri, Line-Slinger & Tymna the Weaver

    Deploy disruptive artifacts and aggressive creatures supported by equipment and Tymna’s draw engine to pressure opponents early and maintain tempo through combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Quick deployment of Uro with supporting one-mana creatures and graveyard fueling was vital to maintain board presence and leverage his value triggers.

  • 2

    The Mardu deck’s use of equipment like Lightning Greaves to protect key creatures such as Collector of Tales created pressure but was hampered by Uro’s control tools.

  • 3

    Tymna’s ability to draw cards through combat damage provided a steady flow of resources, helping sustain disruption and threats.

  • 4

    Careful sequencing of spells and triggers, especially around Uro's enter-the-battlefield and upkeep effects, was critical to maximize life gain and card advantage.

  • 5

    The duel highlighted the tension between aggressive artifact midrange and resilient ramp/control, with incremental advantage being the deciding factor.

Notable Cards

  • Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

    Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath

  • Akiri, Line-Slinger

    Akiri, Line-Slinger

  • Tymna the Weaver

    Tymna the Weaver

  • Lightning Greaves

    Lightning Greaves

  • Birds of Paradise

    Birds of Paradise

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a duel between Uro, Titan of Nature's Wrath, piloted with a control-ramp strategy, and a partner pair of Akiri, Line-Slinger and Tymna the Weaver running a disruptive, artifact- and creature-based Mardu midrange deck.

Early plays involved ramp and land drops, with Uro aiming to quickly get Uro onto the battlefield supported by graveyard fueling and disruption to control the pace.

Akiri/Tymna's player focused on sticks creatures, disruption, and equipment like Lightning Greaves to pressure Uro and maintain board presence.

Key moments included Uro repeatedly triggering to gain life, draw cards, and ramp lands, while the Mardu deck tried to apply steady pressure through aggressive attacks and artifact synergies.

Midgame saw several exchanges of creatures and spells, with Akiri/Tymna leveraging Tymna’s card draw from combat damage to maintain card advantage, and Uro using spells like Constant Judgment to manage threats.

The interaction between Uro’s graveyard recursion and the Mardu deck’s disruption created a tense back-and-forth.

Despite some effective pressure from the Mardu deck, Uro’s resilience through life gain, card draw, and repeated land drops helped stabilize the board.

The game’s flow revolved around Uro surviving early aggression and eventually out-valuing the opponent through incremental advantage.

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