I Hate Your Deck #64 Bilbo v Arixmethes v Red Wort v Green Wort || Commander Gameplay MTG EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant

  Gain large amounts of life and use Bilbo's activated ability at 111+ life to cheat multiple creatures onto the battlefield, creating a massive board state advantage.

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  Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle

  Use the land-creature hybrid nature of Arixmethes to ramp mana and slowly transform the Kraken into an active threat by removing slumber counters, eventually attacking with big creatures and bouncing opponents' permanents.

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  Wort, the Raidmother

  Cast green and red instant and sorcery spells to generate goblin tokens and use the conspire mechanic to copy spells, producing an aggressive tokens-based midrange strategy that capitalizes on spell synergy and mana acceleration.

Gameplay Insights

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  Bilbo's life gain engine with Essence Warden required careful trigger management to reach the high life total needed for his ultimate ability.

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  Arixmethes' slumber counter mechanic provided a unique tempo element, forcing opponents to manage a large land that could become a major threat once fully awakened.

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  Wort's conspire ability incentivized aggressive token production and spellcasting to maximize spell copying, creating a powerful board presence quickly.

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  Players prioritized mana acceleration and protective creatures early to enable their respective strategies.

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  The interaction of different color identities and mechanics (life gain, slumber counters, conspire spells) created a dynamic game state with multiple paths to victory.

Notable Cards

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  Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant

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  Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle

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  Wort, the Raidmother

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  Essence Warden

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  Skirk Prospector

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  Star Compass

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  Kiora's Follower

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  Sylvan Safekeeper

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  Nature's Lore

Summary

The game started with players developing their mana bases and setting up early board presence. Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant focused on life gain synergy, playing creatures like Essence Warden to steadily increase life total aiming to reach the 111 life threshold to deploy his ultimate ability that floods the battlefield with creatures. Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle utilized its unique slumber counters mechanic and big Kraken threats to stabilize and apply pressure over time. Wort, the Raidmother led a mono-green spellslinger deck that aimed to generate tokens and leverage conspire abilities for spell copying, seeking to overwhelm opponents with tokens and mana acceleration. The early turns were marked by cautious development, with players setting up combos, ramp, and protective creatures to secure their game plans.