The Best Color In MTG Is Actually... | Midnight Mana Episode 9

Deck Strategies

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  Bristly Bill, Spine Sower

  This deck appears to focus on generating +1/+1 counters, using creatures like Elvish Mystic to ramp and provide targets for the counters.

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  Eluge, the Shoreless Sea

  Eluge's strategy seems to revolve around making spells cheaper by using tokens and utilizing equipment artifacts like Brotherhood Regalia to make creatures unblockable.

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful and Keleth, Sunmane Familiar

  The strategy for this deck is to leverage the synergies between the two commanders by playing lots of legendary permanents and making Yoshimaru a formidable threat.

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  Solphim, Mayhem Dominus

  Solphim's deck is looking to deal a significant amount of non-combat damage, as evidenced by the early play of Razakin Needlehead, which punishes opponents for drawing cards.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early play of Razakin Needlehead by the Solphim, Mayhem Dominus player was a key decision that put pressure on the other players, forcing them to reconsider their strategies due to the constant damage.

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  The Eluge, the Shoreless Sea player's decision to equip Brotherhood Regalia early in the game could potentially enable unblockable attacks later on, posing a significant threat to his opponents.

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  The Bristly Bill, Spine Sower player's ramp with Elvish Mystic in the early game could potentially allow for quicker and more impactful plays in the following turns.

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  The Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful player's strategy of using Yoshimaru's cuteness to dissuade opponents from targeting it could be a subtle psychological play that might affect the outcome of the game.

Notable Cards

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  Elvish Mystic

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  Brotherhood Regalia

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  Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Summary

The game started off with each player trying to establish their board presence early on. Tolga playing Bristly Bill, Spine Sower managed to put out an early Elvish Mystic, giving him ramp and a creature for counters. Dantics, piloting Eluge, the Shoreless Sea, played a Brotherhood Regalia, an equipment artifact that would prove to be a thorn in the side of his opponents. The player commanding Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful, and Keleth, Sunmane Familiar was able to get Yoshimaru on the field early, aiming to take advantage of its ability to get stronger with each legendary permanent that enters the battlefield. The game heated up quickly when the player running Solphim, Mayhem Dominus played Razakin Needlehead, causing each opponent to take damage when they draw a card.