The Best 4 Color Commander 2016 | Game Knights 1 | Magic the Gathering Commander EDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder & Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

  This deck aims to take advantage of Wheel of Fortune effects to draw many cards and generate a significant amount of mana with Kydele. This enables the player to cast many spells in a single turn.

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  Breya, Etherium Shaper

  This deck focuses on artifact synergies, aiming to generate a large number of thopters and use them to fuel Breya's abilities. The deck also includes powerful artifact support cards like Panharmonicon.

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  Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis

  This deck employs a 'group hug' strategy, aiming to keep the peace at the table while subtly gaining advantages. Sphere of Safety is used as a key defensive tool.

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  Saskia the Unyielding

  This deck is built around an infect strategy, aiming to put ten poison counters on opponents as quickly as possible. Saskia's ability is used to distribute infect damage across multiple opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Craig's aggressive infect strategy with Saskia the Unyielding was key in setting a fast pace for the game, pressuring opponents from the early turns.

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  Jimmy's focus on building an artifact-based board with Breya allowed him to stay out of early conflicts and establish a strong board presence.

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  Josh's Wheel of Fortune play was a significant turning point, providing both Craig and Jimmy with powerful new cards, but also putting Josh at a greater risk due to the infect threat from Craig's board.

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  Vinnie's use of Sphere of Safety helped him to deter attacks, playing into his 'group hug' strategy and allowing him to avoid early conflict.

Notable Cards

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Breya, Etherium Shaper

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  Sphere of Safety

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  Saskia the Unyielding

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  Prowler's Helm

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  Putrefax

Summary

The game saw a quick and aggressive start from Craig playing an infect strategy with Saskia. He targeted Josh early on, putting him on a precarious nine poison counters by turn three. Jimmy, with Breya, Etherium Shaper, managed to stay out of the early conflict, focusing on setting up his artifact synergies. Josh, despite being under early pressure, tried to stabilize by building up his board with defensively oriented creatures and enchantments. Towards the end of the known transcript, a Wheel of Fortune play by Josh led to both Craig and Jimmy drawing into strong hands, with Craig continuing his aggressive infect strategy and Jimmy building a formidable artifact board.