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Tasigur vs. The Reaper King - Duel Commander - EDH│MTG│bitzelberg

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

The Reaper, King No More

The Reaper, King No More

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Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Tasigur, the Golden Fang

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Tasigur, the Golden Fang

    Tasigur, the Golden Fang

    A control and disruption deck that leverages graveyard recursion and incremental card advantage. It uses discard spells, counterspells, and mill effects to disrupt opponents while setting up a combo or a win condition through Jace, Wielder of Mysteries and Demonic Consultation to exile the library.

  • The Reaper, King No More

    The Reaper, King No More

    A creature-based strategy that focuses on board presence and reducing opponent creatures' toughness while applying pressure. It aims to leverage synergy with instants and sorceries and creature buffs to outpace opponents, though it can struggle against heavy disruption.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Early discard of Birthing Ritual was crucial in slowing down The Reaper King's ramp and combo potential.

  • 2

    Tasigur's player used Surveil and card advantage to maintain control over the game and find critical combo pieces.

  • 3

    The Reaper King's attempts to reduce Tasigur's creatures' size and apply combat pressure were mitigated by Tasigur's disruption and counterspells.

  • 4

    Jace, Wielder of Mysteries combined with Demonic Consultation was the decisive combo that ended the game by exiling Tasigur's library and winning through no draws remaining.

  • 5

    Despite The Reaper King's aggressive strategy, the matchup heavily favored Tasigur's control and combo plan due to efficient interaction and timing.

Notable Cards

  • Tasigur, the Golden Fang

    Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  • The Reaper, King No More

    The Reaper, King No More

  • Inquisition of Kozilek

    Inquisition of Kozilek

  • Birthing Ritual

    Birthing Ritual

  • Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

    Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

  • Demonic Consultation

    Demonic Consultation

  • Remand

    Remand

  • Cling to Dust

    Cling to Dust

Gameplay Summary

In this Duel Commander match, Tasigur, the Golden Fang, faced off against The Reaper, King No More in a tightly contested game that showcased heavy interaction and strategic play.

Early in the game, Tasigur's controller aggressively disrupted The Reaper King's game plan by targeting critical spells such as Birthing Ritual with Inquisition of Kozilek, slowing down the opponent's ramp and combo potential.

The Reaper King's player maintained board presence with creatures like Paragraph and leveraged card advantage through surveil and drawing, but struggled to stabilize against Tasigur's control elements and counterspells. A key turning point occurred when Tasigur's player was able to cast Jace, Wielder of Mysteries late in the game, enabling a win through a Demonic Consultation combo that exiled their library, leaving no cards to draw and winning on the spot.

Despite The Reaper King's attempts to pressure with creatures and reduce Tasigur's board size, the control and disruption from Tasigur proved overwhelming.

The game ended with a demonstration of precise timing and resource management from Tasigur, cementing the win condition through a library exile combo involving Jace.

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