Commander Adventures #10 - Ghired v. Ertai, the Corrupted v. Omnath, Locus of Rage v. Queen Marchesa

Deck Strategies

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  Ghired, Conclave Exile

  A token-centric deck that focuses on creating and populating creature tokens to build a large board presence and overwhelm opponents through wide attacks and anthem effects.

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  Ertai, the Corrupted

  A control deck utilizing counterspells, enchantments like Ghostly Prison, board wipes, and card advantage tools to disrupt opponents and control the pace of the game until a win condition can be established.

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  Omnath, Locus of Rage

  A landfall-focused deck that generates 5/5 Elemental tokens with haste, which can be used to deal heavy combat damage or sacrificed to trigger additional effects, aiming to overwhelm opponents quickly.

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  Queen Marchesa

  A political and token-based deck leveraging the monarch mechanic and extort abilities to drain opponents' life while maintaining board presence and disrupting enemy plans.

Gameplay Insights

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  Ertai's use of Enlightened Tutor to fetch Ghostly Prison early helped slow down aggressive token and elemental strategies.

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  Omnath's ability to generate multiple 5/5 Elementals with haste and sacrifice them for value with Perilous Forays was pivotal in dealing significant damage and controlling the board.

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  Ghired's timing of populating Rhino tokens during combat maximized damage output and maintained board pressure.

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  Queen Marchesa's repeated extort triggers combined with maintaining the monarch status allowed for incremental life drain and card advantage.

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  Board wipes like Damnation and Supreme Verdict were critical in resetting the board and preventing any one player from snowballing too far ahead.

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  The interaction between Mimic Vat and Glen Elendra Dark Mage created resilient board presence through persist and token generation.

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  Strategic use of counterspells and bounce effects by Ertai disrupted key spells like Perilous Forays, limiting Omnath’s combo potential.

Notable Cards

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  Perilous Forays

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  Supreme Verdict

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  Damnation

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  Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

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  Liliana of the Veil

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Ghostly Prison

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  Anger of the Gods

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  Young Pyromancer

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  Baleful Strix

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  Mimic Vat

Summary

The game began with each player establishing their board presence through ramp and early creatures. Ghired, Conclave Exile focused on token generation and populating those tokens to build a wide board state. Ertai, the Corrupted played a control-oriented game plan, deploying counterspells, board wipes like Supreme Verdict and Damnation, and card advantage engines such as Jace, Wielder of Mysteries and Liliana of the Veil. Omnath, Locus of Rage focused on landfall triggers to create hasty 5/5 Elemental tokens which could overwhelm opponents or be sacrificed for value using cards like Perilous Forays. Queen Marchesa utilized tokens and political control, leveraging the monarch mechanic and extort abilities to drain opponents gradually. Key turning points included Ertai wiping the board with Damnation, resetting the board state and stalling aggressive strategies. Omnath capitalized on lands dropping multiple Elemental tokens and dealing heavy combat damage, including a 25-damage alpha strike against Ghired. Ghired's token army, aided by populating effects and anthem effects like Garruk's Furrow, allowed him to swing for multiple attacks and regain the monarch status. Queen Marchesa maintained pressure through extort triggers and combat damage, repeatedly reclaiming the monarch and draining life from opponents. The game featured a tense balance between board wipes and token swarms, with control elements attempting to disrupt the aggressive token and elemental strategies. The win conditions revolved around overwhelming opponents with tokens and elemental damage or grinding out value through control and attrition.