Deck & Commander Strategies
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
A lifegain-focused control deck that gains incremental advantage by gaining life each turn, drawing cards, and draining opponents' life through noncreature spells and triggered abilities.
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
A landfall-centric deck that pings all opponents whenever lands enter the battlefield, drawing cards and slowly whittling down opponents while gaining life.
Tahngarth, First Mate
A straightforward Gruul aggro strategy that deploys big creatures and uses combat damage to pressure opponents, encouraging multiplayer combat dynamics.
Black Waltz No. 3
An artifact and creature synergy deck that uses equipment to punish opponents on combat damage and ramp mana with creatures that fetch lands, aiming to control the battlefield and win through incremental advantage.
Gameplay Insights
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Tannuk’s landfall triggers were pivotal in consistently pinging opponents and drawing cards, maintaining pressure while developing the board.
- 2
Oloro’s lifegain triggers combined with card draw and opponent life loss created a steady advantage that was difficult to ignore.
- 3
Tahngarth’s simple strategy of deploying large creatures and encouraging multiplayer combat led to aggressive board presence and forced opponents to respond quickly.
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Black Waltz No. 3’s use of equipment that punishes opponents when dealing combat damage and creatures that fetch lands allowed for strong tempo and resource advantage.
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Players strategically used nonbasic lands like Field of Ruin to disrupt opponents’ mana bases, influencing pacing and board control.
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The multiplayer dynamic encouraged players to 'ping' each other continuously, creating a meta of incremental damage and life shifts rather than explosive combos.
Notable Cards
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Oloro, Ageless Ascetic
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Tannuk, Memorial Ensign
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Tahngarth, First Mate
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Black Waltz No. 3
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Lightning Greaves
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Field of Ruin
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Lunar Convocation
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Unexpected Windfall
Gameplay Summary
The game begins with a typical multiplayer EDH setup featuring four commanders with distinct strategies.
Early turns focus on land drops and ramping mana, with players establishing their board states.
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic steadily gains life and triggers incremental advantages through lifegain synergies.
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign capitalizes on landfall triggers to ping opponents and draw cards, steadily applying pressure.
Tahngarth, First Mate plays an aggressive Gruul strategy focusing on large creatures and combat damage, aiming to dominate the board through brute force and combat tricks.
Black Waltz No.
3 leverages artifact and creature synergies, including equipment that punishes opponents when dealing combat damage and creatures that help ramp mana and control the board.
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