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

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  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.

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  Omnath, Locus of the Roil

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

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  Yarok, the Desecrated

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

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  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

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  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.

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  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.

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  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

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  Cavalier of Thorns

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  Crop Rotation

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  Bring to Light

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  Enter the Infinite

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  Omniscience

Gameplay Summary