Rachel Weeks takes Norin to the Chocobo Fair feat Brian David Gilbert | Commander at Home Episode 69

Deck Strategies

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  Norin the Wary

  Utilizes Norin’s ability to repeatedly leave and return to the battlefield to avoid damage and removal, disrupting opponents and chipping away with combat damage.

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  Choco, Seeker of Paradise

  Focuses on playing a wide array of birds and leveraging landfall triggers to ramp mana and generate value from creatures and lands.

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  Vihaan, Goldwaker

  Generates artifact treasures to ramp and convert those resources into aggressive damage through artifact synergies and direct attacks.

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  Baldin, Century Herdmaster

  Builds a resilient board of creatures to absorb pressure and maintain control, focusing on defense and value generation from creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Norin’s repeated evasion of damage and removal created a frustrating tempo advantage, allowing it to survive early aggression.

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  Choco’s landfall triggers effectively accelerated mana production, enabling plays of stronger birds and ramping the board state.

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  Vihaan’s treasure generation and artifact synergies created a powerful engine that could convert resources into direct damage efficiently.

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  Baldin’s defensive creatures provided a necessary buffer, buying time against aggressive decks and stabilizing the board.

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  The interplay between treasure tokens and artifact synergies was a key factor in shifting the momentum as the game progressed.

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  Players had to carefully balance aggression and defense, as the recurring threats and resource production demanded flexible strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Norin the Wary

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  Choco, Seeker of Paradise

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  Vihaan, Goldwaker

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  Baldin, Century Herdmaster

Summary

The Commander game featured a lively match with four unique decks competing: Norin the Wary, Baldin Century Herdmaster, Choco Seeker of Paradise, and Vihaan Goldwaker. Early gameplay emphasized each deck establishing its core strategy with Norin leveraging its trademark ability to dodge damage and triggers to disrupt opponents, while Choco focused on playing numerous birds and landfall synergies to ramp and gain incremental advantage. Vihaan aimed to generate treasures and utilize artifact synergies to convert resources into aggressive damage, and Baldin worked on building a resilient board of creatures to control the battlefield. Key turning points included Norin successfully evading removal and combat damage repeatedly, frustrating opponents and maintaining board presence. Choco’s steady landfall triggers helped ramp into more impactful bird creatures, providing both offensive and defensive options. Vihaan's treasure production began to tip the scales by enabling multiple attacks with artifact-generated damage, forcing opponents to react. Meanwhile, Baldin's defensive creatures absorbed pressure, setting up for potential late-game value. The game’s tension rose as combos and interactions between treasures, tokens, and evasive creatures created a dynamic tempo. Ultimately, the game revolved around resource generation and board control until a decisive push emerged from one of the treasure and artifact synergies, ending the match in a memorable fashion.