I HATE YOUR DECK #7 Beky vs David || Akiri v Rielle v Anowon v Pheanx || Commander Gameplay MTG

Deck Strategies

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  Akiri, Fearless Voyager

  Generate treasure tokens through artifact synergies and leverage equipment to enhance Akiri’s combat effectiveness, drawing cards on attacks and equipping to protect creatures.

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  Phenax, God of Deception

  Mill opponents' libraries by converting damage dealt and other effects into graveyard milling, aiming to win by decking opponents out.

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  Anowon, the Ruin Thief

  Deploy small evasive rogues to chip away at opponents’ life and combine with mill effects to deplete libraries while maintaining board presence.

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  Rielle, the Everwise

  Discard cards to trigger draw effects and dig through the deck rapidly, searching for key combos to take over the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Joe’s early use of Dockside Extortionist generated a significant number of treasures, enabling him to cast Akiri and equip Shadow Spear swiftly, providing card draw and indestructibility to his creatures.

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  Lynch’s Phenax deck leveraged Mind Crank and Sphinx's Tutelage to create a potent milling engine, forcing opponents to lose cards quickly and taking advantage of card draw triggers to continue the pressure.

• 3

  Becky’s Rielle deck capitalized on discarding multiple cards each turn to draw additional cards, accelerating the deck's combo potential while keeping her board presence active with Dockside Extortionist.

• 4

  David’s Anowon deck used aggressive rogue creatures combined with mill effects to steadily chip away at opponents’ resources, creating an ongoing threat that needed addressing.

• 5

  The interaction between milling and discard-driven draw mechanics created a dynamic board state where players had to balance aggressive attacks with careful resource management.

Notable Cards

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Sphinx's Tutelage

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  Ghostly Prison

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  Merfolk Looter

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  Voltaic Key

Summary

The game began with all four players setting up their boards with their respective strategies. Joe, playing Akiri, Fearless Voyager, focused on generating treasures with Dockside Extortionist and equipping weapons to his commander to draw cards and maintain board control. Lynch, piloting Phenax, God of Deception, aimed to mill out opponents using cards like Mind Crank and Sphinx's Tutelage, turning damage into a graveyard advantage. David, on Anowon, the Ruin Thief, deployed small rogues to poke opponents and further his mill plan, creating pressure through incremental damage and card advantage. Becky, with Rielle, the Everwise, leveraged discarding and drawing mechanics to dig through her deck quickly, aiming to assemble combos while capitalizing on her commander’s ability to draw cards when discarding spells.