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When Commander Precons get BETTER!

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Nekusar, the Mindrazer

    Nekusar, the Mindrazer

    Punishes opponents by dealing damage whenever they draw cards, aiming to win through incremental burn fueled by forced draws.

  • Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor

    Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor

    Focuses on auras and enchantments that generate card advantage and buff creatures, leveraging affinity to cast multiple enchantments quickly.

  • Winota, Joiner of Forces

    Winota, Joiner of Forces

    Aggressive creature-based strategy that exploits attacking non-human creatures to cheat human creatures onto the battlefield, creating overwhelming board states.

  • Coram, the Undertaker

    Coram, the Undertaker

    Utilizes graveyard milling and recursion by casting spells from graveyards and gaining power based on the strongest creature in any graveyard.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Nekusar's use of Rug of Smothering early establishes a taxing environment that punishes opponents for playing spells, synergizing well with his damage-through-drawing mechanic.

  • 2

    Pearl-Ear’s focus on drawing cards through casting auras creates a steady card advantage, enabling sustained pressure and resilience.

  • 3

    Winota's ability to cheat humans into play during attacks sets up potential explosive turns that can turn the tide quickly by overwhelming opponents with creatures.

  • 4

    Coram's graveyard interaction and ability to cast spells from the graveyard add a unique dimension of resource recursion and board presence that can be difficult for opponents to handle.

  • 5

    The decks include thoughtful mana bases with dual lands and ramp such as Cultivate and Soul Ring, allowing smooth and efficient plays of their respective strategies.

Notable Cards

  • Rug of Smothering

    Rug of Smothering

  • Explorer's Scope

    Explorer's Scope

Gameplay Summary

The game starts with four players piloting custom preconstructed decks featuring commanders Nekusar, the Mindrazer; Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor; Winota, Joiner of Forces; and Coram, the Undertaker.

Early turns involve ramp and setting up key pieces, with Nekusar focusing on a damage-through-drawing strategy, Pearl-Ear developing an aura/enchantment synergy, Winota preparing for aggressive attacks that cheat humans into play, and Coram leveraging graveyard interaction and milling.

A notable early play is Nekusar deploying Rug of Smothering, which punishes opponents for casting spells, synergizing well with the deck's overarching theme of incremental damage.

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