MTG Commander Gameplay RawMagicGroup vs OneMoreMana vs Blackneto TTJ ep 50

Deck Strategies

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  Thalia and The Gitrog Monster

  Ramp aggressively by playing extra lands each turn to trigger The Gitrog Monster's powerful sacrifice and card draw abilities, aiming to outvalue opponents through land synergy and continuous resource generation.

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  Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold

  Generate a wide board of tokens and use anthem effects and combat phases to maximize damage output, overwhelming opponents with numerous creatures.

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  Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar

  Avoid casting creatures other than Awaken the Blood Avatar, aiming to cast the Avatar multiple times to create a large token army and win through attrition and board presence.

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  Thrun, Breaker of Silence

  Play a resilient, aggressive creature that is hard to counter or remove, disrupting opponents' strategies while applying pressure and maintaining board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Call the Coppercoats to flood the board with soldiers created a significant token presence that forced opponents to respond quickly.

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  Sram's Expertise enabled explosive turns by generating multiple servos and allowing the player to cast additional low-cost spells for card draw and value.

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  Managing non-basic lands to enter the battlefield tapped was a strategic choice to slow opponents while maximizing land count for The Gitrog Monster's abilities.

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  Repeatedly casting Awaken the Blood Avatar allowed the Extus player to generate a large token army without committing to other creatures, maintaining a focused game plan.

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  Damage prevention effects were used to mitigate incoming attacks, buying time to build board states and execute combos.

Notable Cards

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  Call the Coppercoats

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  Sram's Expertise

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  Awaken the Blood Avatar // Awaken the Blood Avatar

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  The Gitrog Monster

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  Thrun, Breaker of Silence

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  Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their board state, focusing on their unique strategies. Blackneto played Thrun, Breaker of Silence, aiming for aggressive disruption and resilience against control. RawMagicGroup, piloting Thalia and The Gitrog Monster, sought to ramp through additional land drops and leverage land-based synergies. OneMoreMana played Ria Ivor, Bane of Bladehold, focusing on producing multiple tokens and applying pressure through wide boards. Extus, Oriq Overlord's player aimed to cast Awaken the Blood Avatar repeatedly to overwhelm opponents with Blood Avatar tokens. Early turns saw the token swarm from Ria Ivor and the incremental life gain and land drops from The Gitrog Monster. The playgroup traded damage and board presence, with key moments including the casting of Call the Coppercoats to flood the battlefield with soldiers and the use of Sram's Expertise to generate servos and draw cards. Extus's player emphasized the combo potential of repeatedly casting Awaken the Blood Avatar to generate token armies. The game featured interactive plays involving combat tricks, damage prevention, and card draw engines that kept the board state dynamic. The tension revolved around managing token threats and controlling the number of lands to fuel The Gitrog Monster's abilities, with players jockeying for position through incremental advantages and synergy exploitation.