Scion of the Ur-Dragon vs Freyalise vs Progenitus vs Olivia EDH / CMDR game play for Magic

Deck Strategies

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  Scion of the Ur-Dragon

  Utilizes a five-color dragon tribal theme, ramping into powerful dragons and leveraging Scion's ability to tutor dragons from the deck, aiming to dominate the board with large threats.

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  Progenitus

  Focuses on a lands-matter strategy, using Amulet of Vigor and Maze's End to accelerate mana and fetch lands, aiming for a combo finish by activating Maze's End repeatedly to win through alternate land-based victory.

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  Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

  Elf tribal and ramp strategy that generates tokens and card advantage through planeswalker abilities, ramp spells, and tutors to assemble a board presence that can overwhelm opponents.

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  Olivia, Mobilized for War

  Aggressive reanimation and +1/+1 counter synergy, leveraging Olivia's ability to provide haste and enhance creatures, combined with graveyard recursion spells to maintain board presence and pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  Trevor’s timely destruction of Amulet of Vigor with Reclamation Sage disrupted Sean’s Progenitus mana acceleration, slowing his combo potential.

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  Mike’s use of Victimize to recur Lord of the Void and Void Winnower showed an effective graveyard synergy, although it was met with immediate removal responses.

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  Matt’s early investment in ramp and card draw was hampered by forced blocks and removal, which disrupted his ability to capitalize on Scion's synergy with dragons.

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  Shawn’s steady land drops combined with Nissa, Vital Force’s emblem to draw cards on land plays increased his resource advantage, supporting his Maze's End win condition.

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  Trevor’s decision to cast Kindred Summons at sorcery speed named beasts, revealing a Grave-Sister to maintain board presence and synergy with Freyalise’s elf tokens, was a pivotal value play.

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  The combat phase where Trevor swung with Bailoth, elves, and hydra for a significant 24 damage to Sean was a major shift in board control, applying pressure to Sean’s Progenitus deck.

Notable Cards

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  Amulet of Vigor

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  Maze's End

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  Fierce Empath

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  Kodama's Reach

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  Victimize

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  Lord of the Void

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  Kindred Summons

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  Nissa, Vital Force

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Karmic Justice

Summary

The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early ramp spells, establishing the foundation for their respective strategies. Sean's Progenitus deck focused on a lands-matter approach, leveraging cards like Amulet of Vigor and Maze's End to enable mana acceleration and land-fetching combos. Trevor, piloting Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury, aimed to generate value through elf tokens and synergistic green ramp, utilizing cards like Soul Ring, Kodama's Reach, and Fierce Empath to find powerful creatures including Overworld Hydra and Ulden World Hydra. Mike, playing Olivia, Mobilized for War, employed reanimation synergies with cards like Victimize and Anime Dead to recur powerful creatures like Lord of the Void, aiming to apply aggressive pressure with haste and +1/+1 counters. Matt's Scion of the Ur-Dragon deck sought to leverage the versatility of the super-commander and powerful dragon creatures, although his early game was disrupted by combat and removal interactions.