The Bigger & Dumber, the Better! Commander Gameplay ft. Ayara, Be'lakor, Ivy & Zopandrel | Ep. #73

Deck Strategies

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  Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen

  This deck employs a sacrifice and recursion strategy. It capitalizes on Ayara's ability to sacrifice creatures for life gain and damage, then recur them from the graveyard.

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  Be'lakor, the Dark Master

  This deck focuses on demon synergy and cost reduction. With cards like Herald of Slanesh and Nightmare Shepherd, it aims to quickly flood the board with cheap, hasty demons.

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  Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

  This deck aims to copy and control the board, utilizing Ivy's ability to copy spells and disrupt opponents' plans.

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  Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus

  This deck leverages high-power creatures and card draw synergies. With Elemental Bond and Zopandrel's abilities, the deck aims to maintain a strong board presence and maintain card advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Chase's early play of Zopandrel, partnered with Elemental Bond, provided a strong start, creating a significant board presence and maintaining card advantage.

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  Olivia's use of Beacon of Unrest to resurrect Cityscape Leveler from Eilidh’s graveyard was a game-changing move, significantly altering the board state and dynamics of the game.

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  Logan's use of Herald of Slanesh and Nightmare Shepherd demonstrated a powerful demon synergy, allowing for cheaper, hasty demons that returned as 1/1 copies upon death.

Notable Cards

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  Elemental Bond

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  Beacon of Unrest

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  Cityscape Leveler

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  Nightmare Shepherd

Summary

The game featured a variety of unique commander decks with different strategies. Logan, with Be'lakor, focused on demon synergies and cost reduction, while Chase's Zopandrel deck capitalised on high-power creatures and card draw from Elemental Bond. Olivia's Ayara deck used sacrifice and recursion mechanics, and Eilidh's Ivy deck focused on copying and controlling the board. Chase managed to establish a strong board presence early on with Zopandrel, resulting in a significant threat. However, Olivia's play of Cityscape Leveler from Eilidh’s graveyard using Beacon of Unrest created a significant change in the board state. The game continued with players juggling control of the board until a decisive victor emerged.