Malcolm & Breeches, Urza, Reaper King, Gishath | Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator & Breeches, Brazen Plunderer

  This deck aims to generate value through pirates dealing damage, creating treasures, and exiling cards from opponents' libraries. The deck also includes cards with boast and foretell abilities.

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  Urza, Chief Artificer

  This deck revolves around playing artifacts and leveraging them for additional benefits. Cards like Efficient Construction and Unwinding Clock play key roles.

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  Reaper King

  The strategy of this deck was not fully revealed, however, it seems to be control-focused, aiming to deter attacks from opponents.

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  Gishath, Sun's Avatar

  This deck aims to ramp quickly, play large dinosaurs, and take advantage of Gishath's damage-triggered ability to flood the board with more dinosaurs.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Swords to Plowshares play on Gishath was a crucial moment, preventing the Gishath player from generating a potentially game-changing dinosaur army.

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  The Malcolm and Breeches player's use of Delayed Blast Fireball from exile marked a significant shift in the game, dealing substantial damage to all opponents and their creatures.

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  Urza's artifact strategy started to show potential with the creation of a token from Efficient Construction and the play of Unwinding Clock.

Notable Cards

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  Efficient Construction

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  Unwinding Clock

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  Snap

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Hulking Raptor

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  Regal Behemoth

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  Delayed Blast Fireball

Summary

From the start, the game demonstrated a diversity of strategies among the players. Malcolm and Breeches focused on generating treasures and exiling top cards of opponents' libraries. Urza played an artifacts-focused strategy that included cards like Efficient Construction and Unwinding Clock. Reaper King seemed to be set up as a deterrent to attacks, but was returned to hand by a Snap. Gishath player set up a board with Hulking Raptor and Regal Behemoth, but Gishath itself was removed by Swords to Plowshares before it could deal damage. Malcolm and Breeches continued to exert pressure and eventually cast Delayed Blast Fireball from exile, dealing significant damage to all opponents and their creatures.