Mendicant Core | Redshift | Sab-Sunen | Nissa | Aetherdrift Commander Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Mendicant Core, Guidelight

  Voltron strategy, aiming to increase the commander's power by playing a lot of different artifacts. There's an artifact sub-theme with a focus on artifact recursion.

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  Nissa, Worldsoul Speaker

  Mono-green energy deck. The strategy revolves around generating and utilizing energy counters for various effects.

• Resdshift, Rocketeer Chief

  This deck makes use of the commander's ability to generate mana based on his power, and uses it to activate abilities of creatures in the deck.

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  Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied

  Aims to win the game through combat damage by generating counters every turn. The deck also includes enchantments to double counters and increase power.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jeff's use of Sensei's Divining Top and Gold Forge Thopter illustrate an effective strategy of using artifacts to manipulate deck draw and increase power.

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  Jon's use of Nissa, Worldsoul Speaker shows the power of energy counters in a mono-green deck.

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  Carlos's use of Redshift, Rocketeer Chief's ability to generate mana is a key part of his strategy, illustrating the importance of commander abilities in shaping deck strategies.

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  Jay's strategy with Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied highlights the potential power of counters in combat-centric decks.

Notable Cards

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Treasure Vault

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  Elvish Mystic

Summary

The game kicks off with each player explaining their deck strategies and commanders. Jeff, playing Mendicant Core, Guidelight, aims to increase his commander's power by playing a variety of artifacts. Jon S. with Nissa, Worldsoul Speaker, desires to harness the energy mechanic in a mono-green deck. Carlos, commanding Redshift, Rocketeer Chief, relies on his commander's ability to generate mana for abilities. Jay's Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied focuses on generating counters and dealing combat damage. The players make their opening plays, setting up their board states and occasionally throwing jabs at each other. As the game progresses, several power plays are made, with Jeff causing some disruption with his Gold Forge Thopter and Sensei's Divining Top plays.