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Crim Loans Me His Casual Commander Deck! | Shuffle Up & Play #30 Magic: The Gathering Gameplay

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Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

    Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

    Deals incremental direct damage whenever another source you control deals exactly one damage, aiming to chip away opponents' life totals steadily while controlling the board.

  • Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

    Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

    A zombie tribal deck that leverages Liliana planeswalker abilities and zombie synergies to create a resilient undead army and overwhelm opponents.

  • Dromar, the Banisher

    Dromar, the Banisher

    A four-color deck that embraces green and focuses on value through versatile spellcasting and board presence, emphasizing a balanced and diverse approach.

  • Gyome, Master Chef

    Gyome, Master Chef

    A casual Ratatouille-themed deck designed around Gyome’s abilities, supporting flavorful and fun interactions with food tokens and casual synergy.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Playing Soul Ring on turn one significantly accelerates mana development, enabling earlier deployment of impactful spells.

  • 2

    The use of land cycling effects helps smooth mana base and find key dual lands to support multi-color decks.

  • 3

    Ghyrson Starn’s ability creates a unique damage engine that synergizes well with spells or creatures dealing exactly one damage, providing steady pressure.

  • 4

    Early investment in mana rocks and board acceleration sets the foundation for executing mid-game strategies effectively.

  • 5

    Players carefully consider the timing of triggering abilities and resource expenditure to maximize value over turns.

Notable Cards

  • Scalding Tarn

    Scalding Tarn

  • Volatile Fjord

    Volatile Fjord

  • Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

    Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer

  • Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

    Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph

Summary

The game features a casual Commander match with four players piloting unique decks: Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph; Liliana, Heretical Healer; Dromar, the Banisher; and Gyome, Master Chef. Early turns involved mana acceleration plays such as Soul Ring and land cycling to set up board presence. Crim's deck, piloted by Tolarian Community College, focused on incremental damage through Ghyrson Starn's ability to deal damage when other sources deal exactly one damage, creating a slow but consistent attrition strategy. Meanwhile, other players developed their board states with zombie tribal synergies around Liliana and a flavorful casual Ratatouille-themed deck leveraging Gyome’s abilities. The game maintained a casual tone with players discussing their hands, mulligans, and early plays, highlighting the importance of mana ramp and careful resource management in developing their strategies. Although no final decisive victory is shown, the key turning point is the establishment of mana acceleration and early board control, setting the stage for more impactful plays in subsequent turns.

Description

I just want to play a game of casual Commander but apparently my deck is too hardcore? No worries, because Crim, aka “TheAsianAvenger” of MTG Goldfish fame has built me a casual deck to play against him, Spice8Rack, and Dark Pact Cosplay in a game of casual Commander!

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►Check out my guests’ channels!

Spice8Rack: www.youtube.com/c/spice8rack

Dark Pact Cosplay: www.instagram.com/darkpactcosplay

Crim “TheAsianAvenger” www.youtube.com/@MTGGoldfish

►Deck Lists

Liliana And Her Undead Simps archidekt.com/decks/4918864/liliana_and_her_undead_simps

“Pew Pew” archidekt.com/decks/4918873/pew_pew

Shifty archidekt.com/decks/4918879/shifty

Ratatouille archidekt.com/decks/4918885/gyome_invites_you_to_feast

►Credits Lead Editor | Director: Kevyn Wallace Editor: Theo Nguyen Assistant Editor: Brian Sirk Music / SFX: Def Cat @defcatofficial Intro VFX: Kyle Sullivan, Kevyn Wallace

►Special Thanks Josh-TheProxyGuy Andre Garcia Jebari Dean

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