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The Reaper King vs. Dargo & Ishai - LTC#11 - R2 - Duel Commander│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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Dargo, the Shipwrecker

Dargo, the Shipwrecker

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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

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Deck & Commander Strategies

  • The Reaper, King No More

    The Reaper, King No More

    Utilizes large creatures and enter-the-battlefield effects without distributing -1/-1 counters, focusing on board presence and synergy with powerful archons. The deck has limited interaction and aims to leverage its threats to dominate the battlefield.

  • Dargo, the Shipwrecker Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

    Dargo, the Shipwrecker & Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

    A synergy-driven deck that leverages artifact sacrifice and recursion, using cards like Goblin Welder and Astrid to generate incremental value. It employs reanimation and sacrifice outlets to maintain board presence and a steady stream of threats, supported by card draw engines to sustain momentum.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The Goblin Welder was crucial in enabling artifact recursion, allowing the player to bring back key pieces like Top Orb after removal.

  • 2

    The synergy between sacrificing food tokens and Astrid's explore triggers enabled continuous growth and board development.

  • 3

    Dargo's ability to reduce its cost based on sacrificed artifacts and creatures allowed for efficient deployment and repeated use of sacrifice effects.

  • 4

    The Reaper King deck's lack of extensive interaction made it difficult to deal with the recurring artifact and creature threats from Dargo/Ishai.

  • 5

    Removal spells had to be used with precision, as dealing with the Top Orb alone was insufficient without also removing Goblin Welder to prevent immediate recursion.

Notable Cards

  • Goblin Welder

    Goblin Welder

  • Hope of Ghirapur

    Hope of Ghirapur

  • Winter Orb

    Winter Orb

  • Nutrient Block

    Nutrient Block

  • Haywire Mite

    Haywire Mite

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a duel between two decks led by The Reaper, King No More and the partner commanders Dargo, the Shipwrecker and Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker.

Early on, the Dargo/Ishai player utilized efficient artifact synergies and reanimation tactics, including cards like Goblin Welder and Astrid, to generate value and board presence.

The synergy between sacrifice outlets and card recursion allowed for repeated use of powerful artifacts like the Top Orb and generated incremental advantages through food tokens and explore triggers.

Despite some removal available to the Reaper deck, the Dargo/Ishai deck's resilience with Goblin Welder protecting key pieces made it difficult to disrupt their combo plays. The Reaper King deck aimed to leverage large creatures and enter-the-battlefield effects with the Reaper King not distributing -1/-1 counters on ETB, which limited some of the opponent’s disruption options.

However, this deck had fewer interaction spells overall, relying on cards such as Haywire Mite and Cankerloom to answer key threats.

The match saw a gradual buildup from the Dargo/Ishai deck, with Astrid growing bigger through explore triggers and food token sacrifices, creating a substantial attacking threat that was hard to block and remove efficiently.

Meanwhile, the Reaper King deck worked to stabilize but struggled against the recurring artifact and creature synergies.

The game’s pivotal moments centered on the Dargo/Ishai player exploiting artifact recursion and sacrifice mechanics to maintain pressure and card advantage, eventually pushing for victory with a continuous stream of threats.

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