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

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklist

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

    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.

  • Saskia the Unyielding

    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.

  • Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

    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.

  • Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

    Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

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

  • Tymna the Weaver

    Tymna the Weaver

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

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

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

  • 2

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

  • 3

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

  • 4

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

  • 5

    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

  • Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

    Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

  • Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

    Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  • Tenacious Dead

    Tenacious Dead

  • Smothering Tithe

    Smothering Tithe

  • Phyrexian Unlife

    Phyrexian Unlife

  • Idyllic Tutor

    Idyllic Tutor

  • Time Warp

    Time Warp

  • Golgari Signet

    Golgari Signet

  • Polluted Delta

    Polluted Delta

Gameplay Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow player aggressively deploying evasive creatures and utilizing Ninjutsu to maximize damage output.

Early attacks with Yuriko triggered opponents to lose incremental life while drawing cards, steadily chipping away at life totals.

Meanwhile, the Yawgmoth, Thran Physician deck focused on setting up value engines with cards like Tenacious Dead and mana rocks, aiming for incremental advantage and board control.

The game featured several strategic plays such as tutors fetching key enchantments like Phyrexian Unlife and Smothering Tithe, which provided life protection and ramp respectively, enabling players to stabilize or accelerate their strategies. A pivotal moment unfolded when the Yuriko player cast Time Warp, taking an extra turn to further pressure opponents and capitalize on Yuriko’s triggers.

This allowed for additional combat phases and card advantage, compounding the damage output and board state.

The Yawgmoth player maintained a solid defense and incremental life gain through resilient creatures, while the other decks developed their board states with a mix of ramp and disruption.

The interaction between aggressive damage, card draw, and resource denial defined the early-to-mid game, setting the stage for a high-powered, tactical battle for control and survival in this multiplayer Commander game.

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