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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Elenda, Saint of Dusk

    Elenda, Saint of Dusk

    The deck aims to gain life early to make Elenda stronger, utilizing her to drain opponents' life and eventually outlast them.

  • Loot, Exuberant Explorer

    Loot, Exuberant Explorer

    This deck aims to put a bunch of lands into play and drop big creatures using Loot's activated ability.

  • Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

    Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

    Aphelia's deck focuses on generating snake tokens and using Aphelia's activated ability to cause opponents to lose life.

  • Slinza, the Spiked Stampede

    Slinza, the Spiked Stampede

    Playing beasts and using Slinza's buffing ability is the game plan here, aiming to overwhelm opponents with sheer power.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Ethan's decision to fully level up Hexdrinker was a game-changing move, creating a massive threat on the board.

  • 2

    Shelby's use of Reclamation Sage to destroy Call of the Ring disrupted Ethan's card draw engine, illustrating the importance of timely disruption in Commander.

  • 3

    Jason's use of Gray Merchant to regain life showed the strength of high devotion and life drain strategies in a multi-player format.

Notable Cards

  • Hexdrinker

    Hexdrinker

  • Reclamation Sage

    Reclamation Sage

  • Call of the Ring

    Call of the Ring

  • Garruk's Uprising

    Garruk's Uprising

Gameplay Summary

The match started off with all the players casting their commanders and setting up their game plans.

Matt, playing Slinza, the Spiked Stampede, cast a series of big creatures to apply pressure, while Jason, using Elenda, Saint of Dusk, focused on life gain and token generation.

Ethan, on Aphelia, Viper Whisperer, was able to generate a large number of snakes and use Aphelia's activated ability to drain his opponents' life.

Shelby, running Loot, Exuberant Explorer, had a slower start with land ramp but was able to disrupt the board by casting Reclamation Sage.

The turning point was when Ethan levelled up Hexdrinker to its maximum level, making it a substantial threat.

It culminated in a chaotic multi-player combat, with Ethan managing to dish out significant damage.

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