Our Favorite 5-Color Commanders 🌈 ft. Sliver Gravemother, Najeela, Tom Bombadil & Jegantha | Ep. #88

Deck Strategies

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  Tom Bombadil

  This deck aims to tell stories through the use of sagas, likely using Tom Bombadil's abilities to take advantage of these enchantments.

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  Jegantha, the Wellspring

  The deck is built around a 'choices' theme, with each card in the deck offering choices to the player or their opponents. It is likely that Jegantha's ability to provide a diverse range of mana colors aids in this strategy.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  This deck aims to create a swarm of warrior tokens using Najeela's ability, with the potential for a rapid, aggressive strategy.

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  Sliver Gravemother

  The Sliver Gravemother deck aims to swarm the board with Slivers, using the Gravemother to bring back any Slivers that are sent to the graveyard.

Gameplay Insights

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  All players opened the game by playing Path of Ancestry, highlighting the significance of this land in five-color Commander decks.

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  The use of Dolmen Gate in the Tom Bombadil deck suggests a strategy of attacking without fear of losing creatures, which could synergize well with the saga theme of the deck.

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  Bloom Tender's inclusion in the Najeela deck shows an intent to generate a lot of mana quickly, which is crucial for Najeela's aggressive strategy.

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  The use of Enchantress's Presence in the Jegantha deck suggests a sub-theme of enchantments, which could provide additional choices and versatility.

Notable Cards

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  Path of Ancestry

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  Behold the Multiverse

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  Dolmen Gate

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  Bloom Tender

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  Enchantress's Presence

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  Garruk's Uprising

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

Summary

The game started off with a series of shared plays, with all players choosing to play Path of Ancestry in their first turns. The broad strategies of the decks were soon revealed, with Matt's Tom Bombadil deck aiming to tell stories with sagas, and George's Jegantha deck focusing on a 'choices' theme. Olivia's Najeela deck aimed to create rapid aggression with Najeela, the Blade-Blossom, while the Sliver Gravemother deck, played by an unnamed player, planned to swarm the board with Slivers. As the game progressed, various interactions and plays unfolded, highlighting the unique strategies and synergies of each deck. However, the game's conclusion and winner is not clear from the available information.