New Challengers are approaching!|Typhoid Mary v Eshki v Vial Smasher/Sakashima v Narci | EDH | EP 63

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Eshki, Temur's Roar

  Ramp quickly to cast big creatures cheaply, placing +1/+1 counters on Eshki to draw cards and deal damage to all opponents based on her power, combining board presence with incremental damage and card advantage.

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce / Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Deal damage randomly and repeatedly to opponents by copying Vial Smasher’s damage triggers with Sakashima, aiming to create chaotic and unpredictable damage bursts that pressure multiple opponents quickly.

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  Typhoid Mary, Fractured

  Use discard mechanics to fuel Typhoid Mary’s attack trigger to cause opponents to lose life, create treasures, and draw cards, blending burn with resource generation to maintain pressure and card advantage.

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  Narci, Fable Singer

  A flexible enchantment and token-focused deck that adapts between enchantment synergies and token generation, aiming for incremental advantage over time by leveraging creature and enchantment interactions.

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Copy other commanders or creatures to maximize value and replicate powerful effects, in this case used to duplicate Vial Smasher’s damage trigger to increase damage output unpredictably.

Gameplay Insights

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  The discard-first stacking of Typhoid Mary’s attack triggers allowed for controlled resolution of discard and damage effects, maximizing the value of the attack phase.

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  Exiling a key board wipe like Blasphemous Act early on was a significant setback but highlighted the deck’s reliance on multiple removal options to recover board control.

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  The synergy between Vial Smasher and Sakashima created a high variance damage output, which could disrupt opponents’ plans unpredictably and force reactive plays.

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  Eshki’s growth from casting creatures of varying power proved effective in generating card advantage and applying pressure simultaneously, accelerating tempo.

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  Players were mindful of pacing despite multiple burn-oriented decks at the table, balancing aggression with resource development to avoid early elimination.

Notable Cards

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  Typhoid Mary, Fractured

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  Eshki, Temur's Roar

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Pumpkin Bombs

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  Swiftfoot Boots

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  Omen of the Hunt

Gameplay Summary