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Rocco vs Raffine vs Falco Spara vs Giada [EDH/Commander, MTG Gameplay 2022]

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

    Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

    Uses Food Chain to generate infinite mana by repeatedly casting Rocco with Symbiotic Moonglass Cleric, then tutors through the deck to find Clear Behemoth and other creatures to win via combat damage.

  • Falco Spara, Pactweaver

    Falco Spara, Pactweaver

    Assembles combos involving Devoted Druid and Thalakospara with Food Chain and Free from the Real to produce infinite mana and uses combo outlets like Thassa's Oracle or Walking Ballista to win.

  • Giada, Font of Hope

    Giada, Font of Hope

    Builds a wide Angel tribal board, gaining life and enhancing creatures with plus-one counters and anthem effects, aiming to win through overwhelming flying vigilance attackers.

  • Raffine, Scheming Seer

    Raffine, Scheming Seer

    An Esper control-connive deck that leverages creatures with ward and combat triggers to slow the game, disrupt opponents, and gain incremental advantage to win through attrition.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Rocco’s ability to repeatedly cast himself with Food Chain and Symbiotic Moonglass Cleric was a crucial infinite mana engine that allowed tutoring through the deck for lethal creatures.

  • 2

    Falco’s combo pieces like Devoted Druid and Thalakospara synergized well with Food Chain and Free from the Real to generate infinite mana, providing alternate win routes.

  • 3

    Giada’s angel tribal strategy focused on accruing life and board presence through anthem effects from creatures like Righteous Valkyrie, making her board resilient to removal.

  • 4

    Raffine’s slower, ward-based deck aimed to disrupt and control opponents' plays but faced pressure from faster combo decks, highlighting the importance of tempo in multiplayer Commander.

  • 5

    Players made strategic decisions to balance ramp, creature deployment, and disruption, navigating around threats while setting up their combos or board states.

  • 6

    Combat phases were pivotal moments where players leveraged triggers and tactical attacks to chip away at opponents’ life totals or gain advantages.

Notable Cards

  • Food Chain

    Food Chain

  • Devoted Druid

    Devoted Druid

  • Walking Ballista

    Walking Ballista

  • Thassa's Oracle

    Thassa's Oracle

  • Giada, Font of Hope

    Giada, Font of Hope

  • Raffine, Scheming Seer

    Raffine, Scheming Seer

  • Magda, Brazen Outlaw

    Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  • Bloom Tender

    Bloom Tender

  • Righteous Valkyrie

    Righteous Valkyrie

Summary

The game featured a dynamic four-player Commander match with widely varied strategies. Falco Spara, Pactweaver focused on assembling the Devoted Druid and Thalakospara combo alongside Food Chain to generate infinite mana, aiming to win through combo finishers like Walking Ballista or Thassa's Oracle. Giada, Font of Hope led an Angels tribal deck that leveraged angel synergies to build a powerful board state with flying, vigilance, and life gain, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a resilient army. Raffine, Scheming Seer played a slow, controlling Esper deck that utilized combat-based connive mechanics to disrupt opponents and maintain board control, aiming to win through incremental advantage and attrition. Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer piloted a food chain combo deck with infinite mana potential, seeking to chain cast creatures from the deck, find Clear Behemoth, and close out the game with combat damage. Early turns saw players establishing their mana bases and board presence with key ramp and utility creatures. Rocco struggled briefly to assemble the combo but managed to generate infinite mana with Food Chain and Symbiotic Moonglass Cleric, enabling repeated recasts of creatures from the command zone. Giada steadily developed her angel board, gaining life and boosting creatures with anthem effects. Raffine tried to slow the game down and disrupt action with ward creatures and combat tricks, but the faster combo decks pressured him. The game’s pivotal moments centered on Rocco's infinite mana engine and Falco's combo pieces coming together, while Giada’s angel tokens threatened to dominate the battlefield. Ultimately, the infinite mana combos proved decisive, with Rocco or Falco converting the advantage into a lethal board state, ending the game through repeated combat damage or combo kills.

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