Gisela, Arcades, Rograkh/Ardenn, Kamahl/Kediss | The Command Dudes Ep.9 | EDH Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Gisela, the Broken Blade

  Angel tribal focused on gaining life and using flying creatures to pressure opponents, supported by life gain triggers and equipment to enhance combat effectiveness.

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  Wall tribal that capitalizes on drawing cards when walls enter the battlefield and uses walls defensively while accumulating card advantage to control the board.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

  Voltron strategy that equips Rograkh or Ardenn with multiple equipment to quickly grow in power and deal lethal damage, drawing cards through combat damage triggers.

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  Kamahl, Heart of Krosa / Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar

  Landfall-based ramp deck that grows creatures and gains value by playing multiple lands per turn, leveraging counters and landfall triggers to overwhelm opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Rograkh’s aggressive equipment play early in the game pressured opponents and generated card advantage through damage triggers, making him a primary threat.

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  Arcades’ wall tribal deck used its defensive creatures not only to stall damage but also to consistently draw cards and maintain board presence.

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  Kamahl’s landfall strategy focused on ramping lands and accumulating counters on creatures to grow threats quickly, using spells like Cultivate to accelerate land drops.

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  Use of Return to Dust to remove problematic enchantments disrupted opponents’ strategies and helped regain board control.

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  Players targeted the highest life totals and biggest threats first, with Rograkh’s Voltron and Gisela’s lifegain decks drawing the most aggression early on.

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  Equipping creatures with multiple swords and haste-granting equipment accelerated damage output and card draw, creating a snowballing effect.

Notable Cards

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

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  Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

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  Arcades, the Strategist

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  Gisela, the Broken Blade

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  Kamahl, Heart of Krosa

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  Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar

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  Sword of Fire and Ice

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  Heirloom Blade

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  Return to Dust

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  Azorius Signet

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  Murmuring Phantasm

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  Wall of Blossoms

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  Orator of Ojutai

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  Sundial of the Infinite

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  Cultivate

Gameplay Summary