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

Deck & Commander 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

Gameplay Summary