Who's your pick to WIN? | Magic: The Gathering EDH Gameplay | Commander's Conclave EP96

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Nine-Fingers Keene

  Focuses on gate synergies by dealing combat damage to dig for gates, ramping mana quickly, and drawing cards to maintain pressure and control the board.

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  Kodama of the East Tree

  Utilizes landfall and permanent recursion to generate continuous value, aiming to create infinite mana combos and overwhelm opponents with a flood of creatures and permanents.

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  Yasova Dragonclaw

  Controls the board by taking control of key creatures from opponents, using their abilities to gain advantage and pressure others through aggressive swings.

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  Giada, Font of Hope

  Builds a resilient angel tribal board with increasing +1/+1 counters, using mana ramp to cast multiple angels and maintain a strong aerial presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Nine-Fingers Keene's ability to reveal and draw gates accelerated the mana base and card advantage, enabling powerful plays early in the game.

• 2

  Kodama's landfall triggers combined with recursion effects like Crucible of Worlds allowed for explosive board development and combo potential.

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  Yasova's strategy to steal and utilize opponents' creatures added a layer of disruption and unpredictability, forcing players to be cautious about their board state.

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  Giada's synergy with angels and +1/+1 counters created a snowball effect, making each subsequent angel more powerful and difficult to handle.

• 5

  The use of gates and gate-related lands heavily influenced the mana ramp and draw strategies, notably with cards like Maze's End and Feldar's Gate enhancing the gate theme.

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  Early damage and life gain interactions from landfall and creature triggers set the pace of the game, making tempo and board control crucial.

• 7

  Players had to balance aggression with resource development, as the combination of aggressive creature theft, recursion, and tribal synergies made timing of attacks and spells critical.

Notable Cards

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  Nine-Fingers Keene

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  Kodama of the East Tree

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  Giada, Font of Hope

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  Yasova Dragonclaw

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  Titania

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  Crucible of Worlds

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  Maze's End

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  Exploration

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  Cabal Coffers

Gameplay Summary