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🤜 The Battle of the Bens 🤛 ft. Alela, Jodah, Reyhan & Tymna, Rhys | Elder Dragon Hijinks #43

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Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Alela, Artful Provocateur

    Alela, Artful Provocateur

    The deck aims to create a fleet of vehicles, crewed by fairies generated by Alela's ability. The deck also aims to create a 'Mega car' by combining multiple vehicles.

  • Reyhan, Last of the Abzan Tymna the Weaver

    Reyhan, Last of the Abzan & Tymna the Weaver

    The deck focuses on counter synergies, with a potential for life gain and storm strategies, as indicated by the play of Etherflux Reservoir.

  • Rhys the Redeemed

    Rhys the Redeemed

    This deck appears to be a mono-white enchantress/life gain combination build, which aims to create tokens via Rhys's abilities and gain life through enchantments.

  • Jodah, the Unifier

    Jodah, the Unifier

    The deck revolves around playing legendary creatures and cascading into more legends, as well as potentially exploiting Jodah's ability to cast spells for a WUBRG alternate cost.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Ben Ulmer's strategy of attacking with the Smuggler's Copter while keeping Ace Pilot untapped as a blocker demonstrates efficient use of creatures and vehicles.

  • 2

    The Etherflux Reservoir played by Olivia hints at a potential storm or life gain strategy, which could be a game-changer if left unchecked.

  • 3

    The Rhys and Jodah decks have yet to fully reveal their strategies, indicating that there may be unexpected turns in the future gameplay.

Notable Cards

  • Smuggler's Copter

    Smuggler's Copter

  • Rhys the Redeemed

    Rhys the Redeemed

Gameplay Summary

The game began with each player ramping and establishing their boards, albeit with a slow start with mainly land draws.

Ben Ulmer's Alela, Artful Provocateur deck came into focus with the introduction of the Smuggler's Copter, a vehicle which was crewed by an Ace Pilot.

This combination allowed him to attack while still maintaining a blocker.

The Reyhan and Tymna deck played by Olivia Gobert-Hicks brought the Etherflux Reservoir into play, hinting at a potential storm strategy or a life gain tactic.

Meanwhile, Benjamin Wheeler's Rhys deck and the Jodah deck played by an unnamed player began to build up their respective strategies.

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