Background Commanders of Baldur's Gate [Commander VS 296] | Magic: the Gathering Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

• Gail, Waterdeep Prodigy

  This deck aims to leverage Gail's ability to cast free instants and sorceries from the graveyard, combined with Scion of Halaster's ability to sift through the top cards of the library. The goal is to control the board with powerful spells and outvalue the opponents.

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  Wilson, Refined Grizzly

  The deck functions around Wilson's potential to grow into a substantial creature with Noble Heritage. The deck likely aims to protect Wilson and turn it into a formidable threat to take down opponents.

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  Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer

  This deck uses Baeloth's ability to goad opponent's creatures, forcing them into unfavorable attacks. Combined with Raised by Giants, the deck can turn a creature into a 10/10 giant to deal massive damage.

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  Burakos, Party Leader

  The strategy of this deck is not clearly stated in the transcript.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Notion Thief play was a crucial moment, disrupting the card draw and changing the tempo of the game.

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  Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer's goad ability can create unfavorable situations for opponents, forcing them to attack when they might not want to.

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  The use of Wilson, Refined Grizzly and Noble Heritage shows the potential for a strategy built around growing a single, powerful creature.

Notable Cards

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  Notion Thief

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  Wilson, Refined Grizzly

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  Baeloth Barrityl, Entertainer

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  Raised by Giants

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  Noble Heritage

Summary

The game began with players deploying their respective 'Choose a Background' commanders, each aiming to leverage their unique synergies and abilities. Gail, Waterdeep Prodigy was combined with Scion of Halaster, enabling the player to sift through their deck and cast free instants and sorceries from the graveyard. Wilson, Refined Grizzly paired with Noble Heritage, was a formidable threat with the potential to grow into a substantial creature. Baeloth Barrityl, the Entertainer, and Raised by Giants, were also major players on the board, with the former causing opponent's smaller creatures to goad and the latter potentially turning a creature into a 10/10. The game progressed with an unexpected Notion Thief play that disrupted card draw and swung the game's tempo.