EDH/Commander Gameplay #17 - Kaalia vs Katilda vs Sliver Legion vs Denry

Deck Strategies

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  Denry Klin, Editor in Chief

  Utilizes keyword counters to improve creatures, enhancing them with abilities like vigilance and first strike, aiming to generate a resilient and powerful board presence.

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  Katilda, Dawnhart Prime

  Generates treasure tokens and card draw through creature and enchantment interactions, focusing on building a strong board with tokens and incremental resource advantage.

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Cheats powerful angels, demons, and dragons into play to apply early and continuous pressure with evasive and impactful creatures, supported by recursion and protection effects.

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  Sliver Legion

  Leverages the hive mind synergy of slivers, using slivercycling to find key slivers and buffing all creatures, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a unified, synergistic swarm.

Gameplay Insights

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  Katilda's use of treasure tokens to generate mana and card draw was crucial for maintaining tempo and developing the board.

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  Denry Klin's placement of keyword counters provided a flexible way to enhance creatures and maintain board presence over time.

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  Kaalia's strategy relied on aggressive attacks with angels and the ability to recur them using Angelic Renewal, though it faced disruption from counterspells.

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  Sliver Legion's slivercycling mechanic allowed for consistent card advantage and adapting to the game state by finding necessary slivers.

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  A well-timed counterspell against Katilda disrupted a key play, illustrating the importance of interaction in slowing down opponents' plans.

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  Combat phases were strategically used to target key threats, with players balancing offense and defense to protect their boards and commanders.

Notable Cards

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  Angelic Renewal

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  Coalition Relic

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  Prosperous Innkeeper

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  Soul's Attendant

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  Sliver Legion

Summary

The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early board presence. Katilda, Dawnhart Prime established herself early by creating tokens and generating card advantage through treasure tokens and draw effects. Denry Klin focused on keyword counters to enhance creatures, aiming to improve board quality over time. Sliver Legion sought to build a hive mind synergy with slivers, generating incremental value through slivercycling and buffing the team. Kaalia of the Vast tried to cheat powerful angels, demons, or dragons into play, applying pressure with evasive threats and disruptive creatures. Key moments included Katilda's use of treasure tokens to fuel card draw and mana acceleration, enabling her to maintain strong board development. Denry Klin's ability to place counters and generate versatile creatures with vigilance helped stabilize the board. Sliver Legion continued to cycle through slivers to find key pieces, while Kaalia executed aggressive swings with flying creatures and attempted to protect her board with Angelic Renewal. A pivotal interaction was a counterspell stopping Katilda from deploying a critical threat, slowing her momentum. The game featured multiple combat phases with strategic blockers and attacks focused on key players, especially targeting Kaalia’s angels and Katilda’s tokens. The game appeared to revolve around board control and incremental advantage through creature synergies and value generation, with a focus on leveraging commanders' unique mechanics for sustained pressure.