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High-Powered Commander | Extra Turns 37 | Magic: The Gathering Commander Gameplay

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant

    Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant

    The strategy for this deck is to draw a lot of cards early to hit the magic number of 11 cards in hand, triggering Elmar's ability to cheat out large spells.

  • Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

    Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

    The game plan of this deck is to ramp up quickly, play Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, and create a formidable air force of giant dragons.

  • Carth the Lion

    Carth the Lion

    This deck is a Golgari Super Friends strategy. It aims to deploy a team of Planeswalkers and refill the hand with more powerful Planeswalkers, even when they get removed.

  • Gyome, Master Chef

    Gyome, Master Chef

    This deck's strategy is to play efficient creatures that create a lot of food tokens, and set up artifact Aristocrats pieces to reduce opponents' life totals.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The early game was marked by ramping and setting up board states. The players deployed their respective strategies.

  • 2

    Jake's Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant deck was set to draw a lot of cards and cheat out big spells.

  • 3

    Craig's Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm deck focused on ramping up quickly and creating a formidable air force of giant dragons.

  • 4

    Jordan's Carth the Lion deck utilized a Golgari Super Friends strategy, deploying and refilling his hand with powerful Planeswalkers.

  • 5

    Josh's Gyome, Master Chef deck aimed to create a lot of food tokens with efficient creatures, and set up artifact Aristocrats pieces to whittle down opponent's life totals.

  • 6

    The Force of Negation played by Jake was a crucial move to counter Craig's Dragon Tempest, affecting the board state significantly.

Notable Cards

  • Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant

    Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant

  • Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

    Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

  • Carth the Lion

    Carth the Lion

  • Gyome, Master Chef

    Gyome, Master Chef

  • Force of Negation

    Force of Negation

  • Black Market Connections

    Black Market Connections

  • Tireless Tracker

    Tireless Tracker

  • Beast Whisperer

    Beast Whisperer

Summary

The game started off with players deploying their ramp spells and setting up their respective board states. Jake, with his Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant deck, aimed to draw cards and cheat out big spells. Craig, piloting the Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm deck, wanted to ramp up quickly and create an air force of giant dragons. Jordan, playing Carth the Lion, planned to utilize his Golgari Super Friends strategy, deploying and refilling his hand with powerful Planeswalkers. Lastly, with Gyome, Master Chef, Josh's strategy revolved around creating food tokens with efficient creatures and using artifact Aristocrats pieces to whittle down opponent's life totals.

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Show Notes:

The gloves are off and the fists are flying in this explosive episode of Extra Turns! The Command Zone crew are pulling out some of their favorite high-powered brews and playing to WIN! Craig “Mr. Infect” Blanchette joins Jake Boss, Jordan Pridgen, and JLK for a no-holds-barred Commander beatdown. So join us and see who comes out on top!

It’s Miirym vs. Eleven & Max vs. Carth vs. Gyome


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Deck Lists:

Jordan’s Carth the Lion: www.archidekt.com/decks/4948768/jordans_carth_the_lion

Josh’s Gyome, Master Chef: www.archidekt.com/decks/4948719/jlks_gyome_master_chef

Craig’s Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm: www.archidekt.com/decks/4948730/craigs_miirym_sentinel_wyrm

Jake’s Eleven the Mage and Max the Daredevil: www.archidekt.com/decks/4948788/jakes_eleven_the_mage_and_max_the_daredevil_


Credits: Executive Producer: Josh Lee Kwai Co-Producer: Jimmy Wong Post Production Supervisor: Josh Murphy Directed by: Jake Boss Edited by: Eric Lindvall Special FX and GFX: Eric Lindvall Additional Editing & Sound Mix by: Josh Murphy Director of Photography: Jake Boss


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