"4 Player Commander Showdown "- Ep: 3 Hazezon v Dihada v Willowdusk v Raffine [EDH Gameplay]

Deck Strategies

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  Hazezon, Shaper of Sand

  A desert tribal and token swarm deck that uses desert lands to generate Sand Warrior tokens and benefits from desert recursion. The deck aims to overwhelm opponents with a wide board of tokens and resilience through desert synergies.

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  A planeswalker-centric deck that focuses on controlling legendary permanents, generating treasure tokens, and gaining incremental advantages by tutoring and graveyard interactions. It uses control and value to outlast opponents.

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  Willowdusk, Essence Seer

  A life gain and loss manipulation deck that places +1/+1 counters on creatures based on life changes. It aims to grow creatures steadily and create strong board presence through incremental life-based buffs.

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  A flying, ward-protected commander that leverages the connive mechanic to draw and filter cards during attacks. The deck focuses on controlling the air and generating card advantage to fuel bigger plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  Hazezon’s ability to replay deserts from the graveyard quickly generated a steady stream of Sand Warrior tokens, creating early board presence and pressure.

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  Dihada's planeswalker abilities provided critical card advantage and control options, including gaining control of nonland permanents and treasure generation to ramp mana resources.

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  Willowdusk's life-based counter distribution rewarded the players for engaging in life gain and loss interactions, making incremental growth on creatures a key part of their strategy.

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  Raffine’s connive ability triggered on attacking, allowing for efficient filtering and card draw, which helped maintain momentum and keep threats coming.

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  The interaction of Tajic, Blade of the Legion with Hazezon's token army posed a significant threat due to Tajic's indestructibility and buff potential when attacking with multiple creatures.

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  Mana ramp cards like Soul Ring and Orzhov Signet helped accelerate early game development, enabling quicker deployment of commanders and impactful spells.

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  Crucible of Worlds synergized well with Hazezon's desert strategy, allowing repeated land drops from the graveyard and enhancing token production.

Notable Cards

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  Hazezon, Shaper of Sand

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

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  Willowdusk, Essence Seer

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

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  Tajic, Blade of the Legion

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  Orzhov Signet

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  Myriad Landscape

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  Crucible of Worlds

Summary

The game began with each player establishing their board presence by ramping mana and setting up their respective synergies. Hazezon, Shaper of Sand focused on desert lands and generating 2/1 red-green-white Sand Warrior tokens, leveraging his ability to replay deserts from the graveyard and swarm the board. Dihada, Binder of Wills utilized her planeswalker abilities to control legendary permanents, generate treasures, and manipulate the board state, aiming for a slow but powerful control strategy. Willowdusk, Essence Seer worked on manipulating life totals to distribute +1/+1 counters on creatures, focusing on incremental value through life gain and loss triggers. Raffine, Scheming Seer aimed to take advantage of her ward and flying abilities while using connive mechanics to draw cards and filter her hand, setting up for larger attacks and spells.