Respect the Paragon!! Dennick vs Magda | Round 2 | UB 010423

Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition
Focuses on controlling the board with removal and generating value from spells to stabilize the game. Uses the modal nature of the commander to adapt between a controlling creature and a disruptive apparition to maintain card advantage and control tempo.
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Aggressively generates treasure tokens to ramp into powerful artifacts and creatures. Capitalizes on dwarf tribal synergies and equipment to quickly apply pressure and close out the game before opponents can establish control.

Gameplay Insights

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Magda’s treasure token generation created strong mana acceleration, enabling explosive plays that challenged Dennick’s ability to respond.
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Dennick’s use of board wipes and removal at critical moments shifted the momentum by clearing Magda’s early aggressive board state.
3
Switching Dennick to the apparition side allowed for impactful graveyard interactions, helping regain board presence after heavy removal spells.
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Tempo management was crucial, as Magda aimed to close the game quickly while Dennick sought to extend the game into a value-based win condition.

Notable Cards

Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition

Gameplay Summary

The match featured a duel between two contrasting commanders: Dennick, Pious Apprentice // Dennick, Pious Apparition and Magda, Brazen Outlaw.

Dennick’s deck focused on building incremental value through spells and creatures that support a controlling, midrange strategy, leveraging the modal nature of the commander to maintain board presence and maximize utility.

Magda’s deck, on the other hand, aimed to rapidly generate treasure tokens and capitalize on them to cast large threats and aggressive creatures, putting pressure on Dennick’s defenses early on. Throughout the match, Magda’s player aggressively deployed treasures and exploited synergy with dwarves and equipment to push through damage and gain mana advantage.

Meanwhile, Dennick’s player sought to stabilize by using removal and board control elements to slow the tempo and outvalue Magda’s fast starts.

Key turning points included Dennick managing to clear Magda’s board and then leveraging the apparition side of the commander to reanimate or gain advantage from creatures in the graveyard, which shifted the momentum.

Ultimately, the game hinged on whether Dennick could outlast Magda’s initial offensive and whether Magda could capitalize on treasure generation to overwhelm defenses.

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