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WHO'S THE BEST COMMANDER OF 2024

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Deck Strategies

  • Nadu, Winged Wisdom

    Nadu, Winged Wisdom

    This deck exploits Nadu's ability to play from the top of the library, using cards like Enduring Vitality and Kennan to combo off and gain huge card advantage.

  • Stella Lee, Wild Card

    Stella Lee, Wild Card

    Stella Lee's deck takes advantage of her ability to copy spells by setting up infinite loops. It uses Angel's Grace to prevent losing the game, then uses card draw and untap effects to draw the whole deck and win through life loss.

  • Glarb, Calamity's Augur

    Glarb, Calamity's Augur

    The Glarb deck uses surveil to control the top of the deck, and then takes advantage of Glarb's ability to cast from the top of the deck, even during opponents' turns.

  • Plagon, Lord of the Beach

    Plagon, Lord of the Beach

    The Plagon deck seems to be focused on ramping and casting large creatures, but the transcript was cut short before it could fully show its strategy.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Stella Lee, Wild Card's ability to copy spells can be extremely powerful when combined with a card like Angel's Grace, allowing for complex combos and potentially infinite loops.

  • 2

    Angel's Grace can be a double-edged sword, as shown in the match. While it can save a player from losing the game in certain situations, it can also backfire if the opponent finds a way around its protection.

  • 3

    Nadu, Winged Wisdom's ability to play from the top of the library can lead to explosive turns with the right setup, as shown by Tim's play with Enduring Vitality and Kennan.

Notable Cards

  • Angel's Grace

    Angel's Grace

  • Twisted Reflection

    Twisted Reflection

  • Twitch

    Twitch

  • Enduring Vitality

    Enduring Vitality

  • Glarb, Calamity's Augur

    Glarb, Calamity's Augur

  • Stella Lee, Wild Card

    Stella Lee, Wild Card

Summary

The match starts with the players casting their commanders and setting up their board states. A key moment was when Stella Lee, Wild Card, played by Tyler, used a combination of Twisted Reflection, Twitch, and Angel's Grace to draw a majority of his deck and set up a loop with Wicked Rol, causing all opponents to lose an infinite amount of life. Despite this, the game continued with a second round, where the players again set up their boards, but it was ultimately cut short in the transcript.

Description

This week we’re joined by Goldsabertooth to bring back Nadu just this once, to find out the who the best commander of 2024 is!

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