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Commander VS S16E3: Kethis VS Atemsis VS Yarok VS Omnath [EDH]

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Kethis, the Hidden Hand

    Kethis, the Hidden Hand

    Leverages the synergies between legendary cards, providing a cost reduction for casting them. The deck also uses the graveyard, exiling legendary cards to play others from the graveyard.

  • Omnath, Locus of the Roil

    Omnath, Locus of the Roil

    Focuses on landfall triggers and elemental synergies. The deck aims to put multiple lands into play and draw cards.

  • Yarok, the Desecrated

    Yarok, the Desecrated

    Utilizes ETB effects and doubles them up, creating a value engine. It also plays a landfall subtheme for additional value.

  • Atemsis, All-Seeing

    Atemsis, All-Seeing

    Runs a high-cost spell strategy, aiming to win by revealing cards with different mana costs from the hand. The deck also includes unblockable effects to ensure Atemsis can deal damage.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    The game showcases the importance of counterplay and interaction in Commander, with each player trying to disrupt the plans of others while advancing their own.

  • 2

    The players' choice of commanders and deck strategies highlights the diversity of the Commander format and how different strategies can coexist in a single game.

  • 3

    The game also underscores how high-cost spells, while often considered too expensive for other formats, can shine in Commander due to the higher starting life total and longer games.

Notable Cards

  • Cavalier of Thorns

    Cavalier of Thorns

  • Crop Rotation

    Crop Rotation

  • Bring to Light

    Bring to Light

  • Enter the Infinite

    Enter the Infinite

  • Omniscience

    Omniscience

Summary

The Commander game featured four distinct decks, each built around a unique strategy. Kethis, the Hidden Hand leveraged historical synergies, filling the deck with legendary cards and providing a cost reduction. Omnath, Locus of the Roil was a lands-focused deck, using landfall triggers and elemental synergies for value. Yarok, the Desecrated utilized ETB effects to double up on value, playing a landfall subtheme as well. Atemsis, All-Seeing ran a high-cost spell strategy, aiming to win through its unique win condition. Despite diverse strategies, the game heavily involved interactions and counterplays among the players, with several turning points leading to a tense finish.

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Decklist: articles.starcitygames.com/premium/core-set-2020-legends

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