WHO'S THE BEST COMMANDER FROM MIDNIGHT HUNT IN cEDH - Play to Win Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Florian, Voldaren Scion

  A reanimator deck focused on abusing graveyard recursion and generating value from creatures dying, aiming to assemble combos through card advantage and mana acceleration.

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  Old Stickfingers

  A death-sticks combo deck aiming to bury creatures in the command zone and reanimate them for a game-winning interaction, relying on artifact ramp and disruption.

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  Lier, Disciple of the Drowned

  A mono-blue control shell utilizing defense grid and storm-enabling spells like High Tide and Time Spiral to generate massive card advantage and combo off.

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  Tovolar, Dire Overlord

  An aggressive werewolf tribal deck that uses combat triggers, equipment, and token generation to apply pressure and close out games through combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Blood Moon early provided a significant disruption to color-dependent decks, especially impacting mana bases relying on non-basic lands and enchantments.

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  Using Time Spiral combined with Unsubstantiate and Intuition allowed Lier to refill the hand and shuffle the graveyard, maintaining card advantage and positioning for combos.

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  Targeted artifact removal against Wishclaw Talisman was prioritized to prevent Old Stickfingers from assembling his reanimation combo and winning the game.

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  Tovolar's use of exerting Combat Celebrant to gain extra attacks was a key tempo play to apply pressure and force opponents into defensive positions.

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  Florian generated early treasures with Dockside Extortionist, enabling fast mana acceleration and enabling combos like Twinflame to copy key creatures for explosive plays.

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  The interaction with Lion's Eye Diamond entering tapped but still being able to sacrifice for mana highlighted an important mana interaction nuance exploited in the game.

Notable Cards

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  Blood Moon

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Wishclaw Talisman

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  Time Spiral

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  Combat Celebrant

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  Manglehorn

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  Twinflame

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  Sylvan Library

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  High Tide

Summary

The game featured four commanders from the Midnight Hunt set competing in a competitive EDH environment. Early turns saw typical ramp and setup plays, with Florian's deck leveraging reanimation and graveyard strategies, while Old Stickfingers aimed to establish a death-sticks combo. Lier, Disciple of the Drowned, focused on a mono-blue control shell with key interaction cards. Tovolar, Dire Overlord, used aggressive werewolf tribal synergies, bolstered by equipment and token generation. A pivotal moment came when a Blood Moon was cast, significantly disrupting mana bases and impacting color-dependent decks. Florian's deck managed to establish strong board presence with Dockside Extortionist generating treasures, enabling combo potential. Tovolar pushed aggressive werewolf attacks, swinging for significant damage and exerting creatures for extra combat steps. Meanwhile, Lier utilized Time Spiral and other spells to refill hands and manipulate the board state. The game’s tension centered on preventing Nate's Old Stickfingers deck from assembling a reanimation combo to win. Strategic removal of key artifacts like Wishclaw Talisman was critical to delay his win condition. The game demonstrated how disruption, tempo swings, and combo assembly interplay in cEDH, with aggressive beats and combo potential clashing throughout.