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EDHijinks Ep. 172 | Teval vs Wilfred Mott vs Infamous Cruelclaw vs Sliver Overlord w/ MentalMisplay

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Sliver Overlord

    Sliver Overlord

    The deck strategy was not explicitly mentioned, but Sliver Overlord typically focuses on playing and buffing sliver creatures. The deck has a thematic connection to 'Duel of the Fates' from Star Wars.

  • Wilfred Mott

    Wilfred Mott

    This deck is built around +1/+1 counters, with cards like Sky Knight Squire and Fortune's Loyal Steed that benefit from additional creatures entering the battlefield. The deck aims to take advantage of ETB triggers, life gain, and +1/+1 counters.

  • Teval, the Balanced Scale

    Teval, the Balanced Scale

    The strategy for this deck wasn't fully revealed, but the player noted that it focuses on graveyard interactions, potentially using milling and reanimation strategies, possibly to create a horde of zombie tokens.

  • The Infamous Cruelclaw

    The Infamous Cruelclaw

    This deck aims to discard dragons into the graveyard and then reanimate them, potentially leading up to a massive Dragonstorm play for the win.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Alan's Wilfred Mott deck quickly began to generate +1/+1 counters and set up ETB triggers, which could lead to significant board advantage in the later game.

  • 2

    Dan getting out The Infamous Cruelclaw early could be a threat, especially if he manages to fill his graveyard with dragons and pull off the Dragonstorm.

Notable Cards

  • The Infamous Cruelclaw

    The Infamous Cruelclaw

  • Dragonstorm

    Dragonstorm

Gameplay Summary

The game began with players taking their time to set up their boards.

Alan, piloting Wilfred Mott, took an early lead with Sky Knight Squire and Fortune's Loyal Steed, setting up a potential counter-based strategy.

The Infamous Cruelclaw, helmed by Dan, made an appearance early in the game, hinting at a dragon-based strategy.

The players piloting Sliver Overlord and Teval, the Balanced Scale, also started to build their boards but didnโ€™t reveal much of their strategies in the early part of the game.

Notably, the Sliver Overlord player mentioned that their deck is an homage to John Williams' 'Duel of the Fates,' with cards fitting into its musical motifs.

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