The Spikes Play HIGH POWERED Commander in a Construction Zone (part 2) | The Spike Feeders S5E1

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

  Leverages sacrifice and recursion to generate value while controlling the board, aiming to drain opponents’ life through incremental damage and resilient creatures.

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  Saskia the Unyielding

  Focuses on aggressive combat, capitalizing on attacking with multiple opponents to deal double damage to a chosen player, pushing for quick and decisive victories.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Utilizes evasive ninjas and ninjutsu triggers to consistently deal damage and draw cards, applying pressure through incremental life loss and card advantage.

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  Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

  Generates large amounts of mana from card draw, aiming to cast big spells or combos to overwhelm opponents.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  Focuses on drawing cards through combat damage and maintaining hand advantage, often supporting aggressive and value-oriented strategies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Yuriko's Ninjutsu to repeatedly trigger combat damage and draw multiple cards significantly pressures opponents' life totals while replenishing the hand.

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  Tutoring for Phyrexian Unlife and Smothering Tithe early provides essential life protection and ramp to stabilize and accelerate the game plan.

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  Casting Time Warp for an extra turn allows the Yuriko player to maximize damage output and card advantage in a single swing, shifting momentum.

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  Yawgmoth's resilient creatures and sacrifice mechanics create a steady board presence that proves difficult to remove and gradually drains opponents’ life.

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  Players carefully manage their mana bases and land fetches to ensure access to key colors and spells, enabling smooth execution of their strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

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  Tenacious Dead

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Phyrexian Unlife

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  Idyllic Tutor

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  Time Warp

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  Golgari Signet

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  Polluted Delta

Gameplay Summary