Commander Gameplay Ep.14 Sliver Hivelord v Hakbal v Baba Lysaga v Brago v Ramos (Gates) MTG EDH

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

  A green-black sacrifice aristocracy deck that sacrifices lands and enchantments to draw cards, drain life from opponents, and gain incremental value through repeated sacrifice triggers.

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  Hakbal of the Surging Soul

  A Morfolk tribal deck focused on creating a large number of Morfolk tokens and leveraging their collective strength to overwhelm opponents, often aiming for a quick kill with token swarms.

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  Brago, King Eternal

  A blink-focused deck that uses Brago's ability to flicker creatures and artifacts, triggering their enter-the-battlefield effects repeatedly to control the board and generate value.

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  Sliver Hivelord

  A Sliver tribal deck that makes all Slivers indestructible and uses Slivers that gain control of others to build a resilient and overwhelming board presence.

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  Ramos, Dragon Engine

  A five-color ramp deck centered on gates to generate vast mana and draw cards, aiming to win through powerful combos such as Mazirek and leveraging landfall triggers for card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Baba Lysaga capitalized on sacrificing Dryad Arbor and Clue artifacts to drain life from all opponents and draw multiple cards, fueling her aristocracy engine.

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  Brago's flicker effects repeatedly bounced Ramos to his hand, delaying his ramp and disrupting his ability to deploy threats efficiently.

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  Sliver Hivelord's global indestructibility effect protected the Sliver board from removal and allowed aggressive control over Slivers, including taking control of opponents' creatures.

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  Ramos maximized landfall and exploring triggers to accumulate counters and generate card advantage, using Distant Melody to draw multiple cards based on Morfolk tokens in play.

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  Hakbal leveraged token creation and aggressive swings but faced difficulty breaking through indestructible Slivers and blink control from Brago.

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  The interplay of sacrifice, blink, and token strategies created a dynamic board state with shifting advantages, requiring players to adapt their tactics continuously.

Notable Cards

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  Baba Lysaga, Night Witch

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  Hakbal of the Surging Soul

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  Brago, King Eternal

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  Sliver Hivelord

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  Ramos, Dragon Engine

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  Distant Melody

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  Conjurer's Closet

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  Bloodghast

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  Tireless Tracker

Gameplay Summary