So much blue! Phenax vs Kamiz vs Toluz vs Hamza #edh / #cmdr game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Kamiz, Obscura Oculus

  The Kamiz deck was focused on attacking and making creatures unblockable, with a potential win condition of dealing lethal commander damage.

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  Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

  Hamza's strategy revolved around playing creatures with +1/+1 counters to take advantage of Hamza's cost reduction ability, aiming to overtake the board with large creatures.

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  Phenax, God of Deception

  The Phenax deck aimed to mill opponents out as its win condition, using cards like Court of Cunning and Altar of the Brood to consistently mill cards from opponents' libraries.

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  Toluz, Clever Conductor

  This deck was all about discarding and forcing opponents to discard, potentially causing massive hand disruption and gaining advantage through discarding synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  The combination of Migram and Windfall by MJ resulted in a devastating loss of life for all opponents and a huge shift in board state.

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  MJ's usage of Anvil of Bogardan and Narset, Parter of Veils created a powerful draw-discard engine, disrupting opponents' hands while generating drake tokens.

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  Max's play of Sun Titan equipped with Sword of Feast and Famine was a turning point in the game, providing him with a potent attacker that could untap his lands and force opponents to discard.

Notable Cards

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  Court of Cunning

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  Windfall

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  Archfiend of Ifnir

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  Anvil of Bogardan

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  Sword of Feast and Famine

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  Grimoire of the Dead

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  Sun Titan

Summary

The game was a roller-coaster with control shifting between players multiple times. Early in the game, players focused on setting up their boards with commanders and key pieces while the court of cunning triggered multiple mills. MJ's mid-game windfall with Migram on the board caused significant damage and resulted in a massive hand and graveyard exchange. This led to a board wipe through Archfiend of Ifnir's trigger, resetting the board. The game continued with players amassing their forces, but MJ's constant life total control and drake generation kept opponents at bay. The climax came when Max equipped the Sun Titan with Sword of Feast and Famine, which proved to be the decisive move to clinch the game.